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HISTORY 

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The Twenty-Sixth Engineers 

(Water Supply Regiineiit) 
in the 

WORLD WAR 

September, 1917 — March, 1019 




Published by the Regiment 

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WILLL4M E. BENEDICT . Private 

SAML'EL BESNER Private 

i| CHARLES C. BURNS . . . Private □ 

CLARENCE W. DAVISSON, Private, First Class I 

□ Jni DEARMAN Wagoner □ 

WILLIAM F. FOSTER . . . Private 

HUGH GARRITY Private, First Class 

LOUIS C. HALL, Jr Sergeant 

ROBERT J. HAYES .... Private 
THOMAS F. HURLEY . . . Private 
JAMES G. JERRICK .... Private 
FRED C. C. JOHNSON . . Private, First Class 

PAUL LINDLEY Private 

H.ARRY A. MILLER .... Private 
ORRIS P. MUDGETT . . . Private 
MICHAEL W. O'CONNELL, Private 
JOE B. PELPHREY .... Private, First Class 

M. H. PROUDFIT Private, First Class 

WADLEY E. SHARP .... Private 

SAM K. SMITH Corporal 

ABNER W. SNOW Private, First Class 

II DANIEL L. TANKERSLEY, Private 

a JOSEPH A. TINSMAN . . . First Lieutenant 

II ANGELO T. VARETONI . . Private 

n LE:MUEL M. wells .... Private 

II WILLIAM ^^^^ELAN .... Private 

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TABLE OF CONTENTS. 



PAGE 

The Story of the Regiment 1 

Need for Water Supply Troops 3 

Organization 5 

Personnel 5 

Early Work in France 6 

Work in the Army Zone 8 

Company and Detachment Histories 15 

Company A 15 

Company B 29 

Company C 43 

Company D 57 

Company E 69 

Company F 81 

Headquarters Detachment 105 

Medical Detachment 115 

The Journey Home 121 

Roll of Honor 131 

Map — Schematic Plan of Water Supply, Advance of November 1, 

1918, Argonne-Meuse Offensive preceding 133 

Statistics 133 

Vital Statistics of 26th Engineers 133 

Chronological Record of Service 134 

Locations of Organization Headquarters 135 

Technical Activities 137 

Map — Activities of 26th Engineers in France preceding 147 

Organizations with which 26th Engineers was Associated in 

France 147 

Water Supply Service of the American Expeditionary Forces 

General Orders No. 131, Paragraph I, G.H.Q., A.E.F 157 

Bulletin No. 55, Part A, G.H.Q., A.E.F 159 

Organization Chart of an Army Water Supply Service, preceding 163 

Organization Commanders 163 

Biographical Sketches of Field Officers 165 

Col. Elliott J. Dent, Engineers 165 

Col. F. F. Longley, Engineers 166 

Lieut.-Col. F. W. Scheidenhelm, Engineers 167 

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Major Arthur H. Pratt, Engineers 168 

Major Dwight Horton, Engineers 169 

Major A. A. Fricke, Medical Corps 170 

Officers of 26th Engineers Detached for Special Duty i\ France 171 

Citations 175 

Some Reflections of the Chaplain 183 

Historical Staff 187 

Regimental Roster, 26th Engineers 189 

Officer Personnel 189 

Enlisted Personnel 194 

Memorandum Pages 259 




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HISTORY OF THE 

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f WATER SUPPLY REGIMENT) 



THE STORY OF THE REGIMENT. 

This is a story of Service; of a regiment of men who sought 
" the Service," whose motto was " Service," and who gave their 
best service no matter what the job. A majority of the men came 
from civil occupations which had more or less to do with water, 
and in France the regiment formed the nucleus of the " Water 
Supply Service " of the American Forces. Thus its members 
may well have a feeling of satisfaction that they had opportunity 
to render the sei-vice for Avhich they were best fitted, even if they 
could not literally " go over the top." 

Finding the right place in the complex whirling machinery of a 
war-time army is a difficult matter, not only for individual men 
but occasionally for whole regunents. Not so with the 26th 
Engineers, however, for hardlj^ had enough men been em-olled 
to make two companies before the call came from France for 
water-supply troops. From then until the American forces 
reached the Rhine, the regiment and even single companies were 
literally torn to pieces in the efforts of regional and army com- 
manders to secure the specialized services of water-supply troops. 
Although at the temporary sacrifice of regimental spirit, this dis- 
persion gave greater opportunity for service, broadening the view 
of officers and men from the horizon of regiment or division to 
that of army, and even to that of the entire Expeditionary Forces. 

The experiences of the men, recounted among themselves while 
waiting as a regiment for transportation home, and read from the 

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2 HISTORY OF THE 2«TH ENGINEERS. 

pages of this brief history, cannot but cement them in a common 
fellowship of service which will more effectively preserve the 
" spirit of the 26th '' than the memory of years of regimental 
miUtary functions or months of active service as a unit in the army 
zone. 

Due to the peculiar circumstances under which the 26th Engi- 
neers operated, this history consists of a series of accounts of the 
activities of each detachment and company of the regiment. 
Nevertheless there are certain facts, common to all, which deserve 
mention: 

1. The regiment was ahnost entirely a volunteer organization, 
made up of skilled tradesmen and engineers drawn from practi- 
cally every state in the Union. 

2. The regiment furnished the first of the Engineer troops 
authorized for a field army to see service in France, and was among 
the first to be stationed for duty in the Zone of the Armies. 

3. The regiment was organized to do the water-supply work of 
one field army. In actual fact, however, it not only saw much 
service in the area of the Services of Supply, but during the period 
of activity in the American Army zone it was divided among the 
three field armies of the American Expeditionary Forces. 

4. Prior to the major operations at the front, the 26th Engineers 
constructed complete water-supply systems at 36 hospitals and 
permanent camps in the area of the Services of Supply and com- 
plete sewage systems at 14 hospitals in the same area. 

5. Companies of the regiment served as army water-suppl}^ 
troops in each of the three major operations, — Aisne-Marne 
offensive, St. Mihiel offensive, and Argonne-Meuse offensive, — 
and also in the defense of the Toul and Baccarat sectors and 
during the march to Germany. 

6. During the St. Mihiel and Argonne-Meuse offensives the 
regiment constructed and operated 125 temporary and 105 semi- 
permanent military " water points " for men and animals. It 
also operated approximately 100 existing French water points, 
and constructed 48 railway locomotive filhng stations. A total 
length of 120 000 ft. of 2- and 4-in. pipe was laid in connection 
with this work. Whole con panics served continuously within 
the range of enemy shell fire for periods of from fifty to ninety days, 
without relief or rest. 



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7. A detachment from the 26th Engineers was among the first 
American troops to reach Coblenz. 

Need for Water-Supply Troops, 

The important part which water supply bears to the successful 
execution of mihtary operations has long been realized. Never 
before the World War, however, has specific provision been made, 
in technical personnel and materiel, for the supplying of adequate 
quantities of potable water to armies in the field. This innovation 
w'as not the result alone of the arid conditions under which it was 
attempted to carry on certain campaigns such as those of the 
British at Gallipoli and in Palestine and of the Italians in eastern 
Italy. An even more important reason was the inadequacy, and 
often the pollution, of local supplies in the humid regions of north- 
ern France, under the conditions of unusual troop concentration 
which has characterized operations on the Western Front. 

Existing wells and developed springs were so inadequate in 
certain early operations on this front that the failure to attain 
success was directly ascribed to the lack of sufficient water for the 
troops and animals engaged. In other instances the use of polluted 
water resulted in sickness and lowering of morale among the 
troops. These experiences led to the organization, in the various 
Allied armies, of specialized troops with technically experienced 
personnel for water-supply service. That the Germans also 
realized the importance of water supply was amply shown by the 
extensive pipe-line sj^stems, with pumping plants and reservoirs, 
which were found immediately behind their lines in France. 
Printed maps of various sectors were also found in captured dug- 
outs, showing in detail a great variety of water-supply information 
within the German lines, for the use of troop commanders and 
officers whose duty it was to provide developed water where 
needed. 

There was thus ample justification for the authorization and 
organization of a w'ater-supply regiment for the American forces 
as provided by General Order No. 108, War Department, August 
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THE STORY OF THE REGIMENT. 



Organization. 



The new regiment was designated as 26th Engineers, and Camp 
Dix, N. J., assigned as a mobihzation camp. The first officers 
received orders to report not later than September 6, 1917. On 
September 10, Major E. H. Whitlock assumed temporary' com- 
mand, and Capt. Robert Boettger was designated regimental 
adjutant. Various other officers were assigned to regimental 
headquarters and to Companies A, B, and C. The first enlisted 
men arrived September 11, and from then on the growth of the 
regiment was rapid. A few days later, Col. E. J. Dent, Engineers, 
took command, and training commenced in real earnest. 

Other than giving publicity to the organization in newspapers 
and engineering journals throughout the United States, very little 
effort was devoted to recruiting. The men came by voluntary 
enlistment in a steady stream, and one after another the com- 
panies were filled to strength. Company F was the last to be 
assembled, and obtained its full enlisted personnel June 15, 1918. 
There were weeks and months of steady training, but the life 
was new and the hope of " going over " socn was kept bright by 
seeing one after another of the companies " secretly " depart. 

Personnel. 

The personnel of the regiment was probably drawn from as 
widely distributed an area as any regiment in the United States 
Army. Every state in the Union was represented excepting onlj'- 
Idaho and Arkansas, and even Alaska and the Panama Canal 
Zone had their representatives. Among the officers, New York 
claimed the lead with 28 per cent., while California followed with 
6 per cent. Michigan furnished the greatest proportion of the 
enhsted men (17 per cent.), followed by California (14 per cent.), 
Pennsylvania (12 per cent.), and New York (8 per cent.). 

The great majority of men in the regiment were skilled work- 
men or had had experience as engineers or on construction work. 
The oil-producing industry furnished more men (16 per cent.) 
than any other single industry, and was represented by a type of 
man peculiarly fitted for the work which the regiment was called 
upon to do in France. The automobile industiy was also well 



6 HISTORY OF THE 26TH ENGINEERS. 

represented (13 per cent.), and supplied the truck drivers who, 
although working under great difficulties and often under shell 
fire, kept the many detachments at the front supphed with equip- 
ment, material, and rations. Most of the men were skilled trades- 
men, the list including well drillers, truck drivers, plumbers, pipe 
fitters, mechanicians, carpenters, masons, brick layers, concrete 
men, blacksmiths, electricians, steam and gas engine men, pump 
operators, clerks, etc. There were also draftsmen, surveyors, 
engineers, and construction foremen. Among the officers, 50 per 
cent, had had practical experience in hydrauUc engineering and 
construction, 25 per cent, in general engineering and construc- 
tion, and the remainder in mechanical, electrical, and sanitary 
engineering. 

The members of the regiment were characterized by enthu- 
siasm and energy in the performance of their work. The spirit 
was maintained even among the three companies which after 
reaching France were engaged for a considerable period of time 
on work far to the rear of the line of actual fighting. 

EIrly Work in France. 

The work of the first three companies which reached France was 
intimately connected with the Services of Supply, or the S.O.S., as 
it was usually termed. This portion of the American Expedition- 
ary Forces was responsible for the transportation of supplies and 
the handling of troops from the base ports up to the Zone of the 
Annies. For this purpose ample facilities were necessary, includ- 
ing docks, terminals, railways, storage depots, barracks, and 
hospitals. The crowded state of the ports and railways of north- 
ern France necessitated the use by American forces of the western 
and southern French ports, such as Brest, St. Nazaire, Bordeaux, 
and Marseilles, and a line of existing railway leading from the 
southwestern ports northeast through Tours and Chateauroux to 
Dijon, Langres, and finally to points near the American front. 

The existing facilities at base ports and along the lines of com- 
munication, although freely made available by the French Govern- 
ment, were entirely inadequate for the needs of an American army 
of three or four million men. Many thousands of feet of new 
docks were required with appropriate freight handling equip- 



THE STORY OF THE REGIMENT. 7 

ment and railway terminal facilities, while further inland several 
immense storage depots were necessary for the classification and 
handling of supplies and material which during the height of 
activities arrived at the rate of 45 000 tons daily. In addition, 
there were almost innumerable hospitals and camps of various 
kinds requiring the erection of buildings, construction of roads 
and railroads, and installation of public utilities. 

The Engineers, whose duty it is to plan and construct all proj- 
ects required in connection with military operations, were con- 
fronted with this enormous task in the late summer of 1917. At 
that time there were but few American engineers or labor troops 
in France, and every available organization was called upon for 
assistance. 

Although the 26th Engineers was intended for service in the 
Zone of the Ai-mies, it became necessary in the fall of 1917 to send 
two companies of the regiment to France to install water systems 
at these various projects. A few months later a third company 
was ordered overseas. Thus it was that Companies A and B, 
reenforced by the Specialist Detachment, and later Company C, 
were called upon to serve their apprenticeship in the S.O.S. 

The " big idea " in the S.O.S. was to get something built, and 
in these early months it mattered httle what an organization was 
best fitted to do, as long as the men had hands and feet. In addi- 
tion to hands and feet, however, the men of the 26th Engineers 
had heads and a purpose to do their best, and whether it was 
building roads, digging pipe trenches, or placing pumps, pipe lines, 
and tanks, the work was done quickly and well. 

As time went on, American activities at the front began in real 
earnest. Then it was that the spirit of these men of the first three 
companies was tried to the Umit, for they not only saw newly 
arrived infantr}^ and artillery organizations pass by on their way 
through the S.O.S. to the front, but even the " green " Companies 
of their own Regiment. The quality of their work did not change, 
however, and when the call from the front finally came, it was 
with great reluctance that the S.O.S. released them. 



8 HISTORY OF THE 26TH ENGINEERS. 

Work IN the Army Zone. 

The spring of 1918 found American divisions training in the 
army zone and, as part of French armies, occupying several 
sectors between Verdun and the Swiss border. The increased 
demand for water-supplj^ facilities, as summer came on, made 
necessary the presence of American water-supply troops to assist 
the Service des Eaux of the Eighth French Army. 

Company B was chosen for this duty, and on May 30, 1918, the 
delighted members of this organization found themselves within 
sight and sound of the " front," at Lagney in the Toul sector. 

Two months later, Company D arrived in France and was 
ordered to the Aisne-Marne front, reaching Fere-en-Tardenois on 
August 9. Both companies soon received their baptism of shell 
fire and became " veterans." 

The activities of Company B during this preUminary period 
were largely preparatory for the great attack soon to be launched. 
Sources of water, such as springs and wells, were sought out, and 
the necessary work done to protect them from pollution; small 
reservoirs were constructed; power pumps, pipe lines, and elevated 
tanks were installed at frequent intervals along the less important 
roads or near the principal highways at which company water 
carts or motor tank trucks could fill; and horse troughs were 
constructed at various places in the woods, with pumps and pipe 
lines to keep them suppHed. 

In the midst of this work came secret orders, on August 18, to 
prepare for a tremendous offensive on the Toul front, which would 
commence within twenty-five days. During the few days pre- 
ceding the attack, the First Army staff proposed to place a 
maximum of 600 000 men and 190 000 horses behind the lines 
between the village of Xivray and Foret de Facq, a distance of 
22 miles. The Water Supply Service was called upon to furnish 
the necessary water for these troops and animals. 

The local French officer of the Service des Eaux, who had drilled 
more than 30 wells in this sector in an unsuccessful effort to secure 
an abundance of pure water, when told of the plans of the Ameri- 
cans, exclaimed with characteristic French vehemence, " Im- 
possible! Impossible! II n^y a pas siiffisance d^eaii." He had not 



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reckoned on the use of surface waters, however, and great was his 
astonishment when he first saw a water purification truck in opera- 
tion. This apparatus could be rapidly moved from place to place, 
and within a very short space of time commence delivering a 
stream of clear, pure water from a mudd}', polluted stream. The 
American water-supply troops made great use of these purification 
trucks throughout the period of activities in the army zone. 

At the time these orders were received to prepare for the St. 
Mihiel attack. Company B was responsible for water supply in 
this sector. The efforts of the Company were redoubled, but the 
area was too great for one company and part of Company D was 
brought from the Aisne-Marne front. Also Compan}' B and 
part of Company A, 27th Engineers, were brought in. Even 
this addition was insufficient, however, and the 37th Engineers 
was called upon to furnish a company to do water-supply work 
in the sector south of Verdun. The various details worked every 
daylight hour, and motor trucks hauling material and rations 
were often on the road all night. In this manner the work of 
preparation was carried on right up to the day of the attack. 

The second period in the activities of the 26th Engineers in the 
army zone commenced with the opening of the St. Mihiel offensive 
on September 12. Companies E and F had just arrived fresh from 
the States, and much to the disgust of the " veterans " these com- 
panies were immediately sent to the front. The program for 
water-supply troops during an offensive differed from that of trench 
warfare. Parties made up of about three squads, with an escort 
wagon containing rations and pioneer water-supply equipment, 
were each assigned a sector of about two miles, and advanced as 
close to the active front as possible. These parties performed 
emergency and temporary work, cleaned out springs and wells, 
repaired and installed hand pumps, placed temporary horse 
troughs, placed canvas-lined reservoirs for receiving water brought 
forward by water-tank trucks, and made quick repairs to village 
water systems where they existed. 

Following behind the pioneer parties were detachments with 
motor transportation which constructed semi-permanent water 
points where needed. The latter usually consisted of a power 
pump, pipe line, and elevated tank with a paved turnout from the 



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road to permit the uninterrupted movement of water carts and 
tank trucks. Horse troughs with paved standing ground were 
also constructed. Means for purifjdng water for drinking were 
also provided, consisting at first of a purification truck, to be later 
replaced bj'' a stationary- automatic chlorinator and, if necessary, a 
filter plant. 

From the recaptured St. Mihiel sahent, Companies D, E, and F 
were quickly and secretly transferred by night to the Argonne- 
Meuse front, and repeated the program, first of preliminary 
preparation, then sending forward pioneer parties followed by de- 
tachments to install semi-permanent water points. This offensive 
continued from September 26 to November 11. Each Companj' 
was responsible for a front of approximatelj^ 6 miles. Companies 
E and F advanced a chstance of almost 30 miles. Company D, 
while not advancing so far, virtually served behind two fronts, 
one to the north, lying west of the Meuse River, and the other at 
right angles, east of the river. Its area was shelled from two 
directions and was cut by the river, with but slender connections 
between Company Headquarters and the detachment east of the 
river. 

As the attack progressed it became more and more difficult for 
the advancing water-supply companies to care for the needs of 
troops resting in the rear in the area which had so recently been 
in the zone of active fighting. It was at this critical time that 
Company C, after being reluctantly released from important work 
in the S.O.S., reported for duty to the Water Supply Officer, First 
Army. The Company was immediately assigned responsibility 
for this rear area, and later there was added a sector of the front 
opposite and south of Verdun. Company A was also called to the 
front at about the same time, and was assigned to the St. Mihiel 
sector reorganizing water-supplj^ faciUties in a portion of the 
territory recaptured from the enemy during the St. Mihiel offensive. 

The Argonne-Meuse operations involved 21 American divisions, 
of which 8 were in the line twice. The attack lasted forty-seven 
days, during which 400 square miles of territory were taken from 
the enemy and 150 villages retaken. The following data convey 
some idea of the work accomplished by the 26th Engineers and the 
attached water-tank trains in supplying sterilized drinking water 
to the American forces in this area: 



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Hand pumps placed at cleaned-out springs and wells 48 

Canvas reservoirs placed, and filled by water-tank train 31 

Horse-watering troughs placed 19 

Water-tank trucks operated 77 

Average daily haulage by tank trucks 14 000 gal. 

Water purification trucks operated 10 

Water purification truck emplacements 47 

Semi-permanent water points constructed (with power pump) 43 

Semi-permanent water points constructed (gravity) 13 

Average daUy deliveries of water: 

Water purification trucks 70 000 gal. 

Semi-permanent water points 480 000 gal. 

Total (not including hand pumps) 550 000 gal. 

The St. Mihiel and Argonne-Meuse operations gave the men 
of the 26th Engineers an unlimited opportunity to demonstrate 
their worth as army water-supply troops under combat conditions. 
Although there may have been defects in the hastily formed 
organization and shortage of equipment and material, yet these 
only served as a background to make more apparent the initiative 
and adaptability of the men and the speed and skill with which 
they worked. The work done by the men of the 26th Engineers 
in these operations is a clear demonstration of the worth of technical 
army water-supply troops. Each man was working at his own 
trade, and the pressure and confusion of battle could not drive 
from him the abihty to do the things which in civil life he had 
performed automatically, nor the ability to think intuitively in 
his own line of work. Added to this was the impelling desire in 
the face of suffering and death to perform some vital part in the 
game even if not in the forefront of the firing line. 

The Armistice and the advance into German}^ opened a new 
phase of the regiment's history. Company A and Company C 
were ordered to join the Army of Occupation. They preceded the 
infantry, examining each village, marking sources of water supply 
and sending back information to assist the divisional staff in the 
overnight billeting of marching troops. Upon reaching the 
Rhine, similar work was done in the bridge-head area. The other 
Companies, A, B, D, and E, remained behind in the deserted 
areas which so short a time before were the scenes of unprecedented 



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human activity. The construction of standard gage raihvay lo- 
comotive filling stations and salvaging of water-suppl}' material 
were the prosaic duties performed during this period. 

The real task of water-supply troops was completed soon after 
the signing of the Armistice, however, and by the middle of Decem- 
ber, 1918, welcome orders were received by the various companies 
to proceed to the American railheads at Verdun and Sorcy-sur- 
Meuse, preparatory to assembhng the Regiment for transportation 
back to the United States. There were many delays and trials, 
however, before the home port was reached. Not the least of these 
trials was a severe epidemic of influenza which ran through the 
regiment while in billets at the French village of Bourg-sur- 
Gironde, near Bordeaux. To the great sorrow of every member 
of the Regiment, ten of their comrades were victims of this epi- 
demic. The memory of these men will Kve, however, not only 
among their comrades in service but among the grateful French 
villagers of Carbon Blanc, who regularly visit their graves with 
floral tokens of appreciation. 

It was not until March 2 that the first detachment of the 26th 
Engineers embarked, and almost the end of March before the last 
detachment reached the United States. For the details of this 
time of waiting and of the " mill," and of the voj^age home, the 
reader is referred to other pages of this history, where, under the 
title " The Journey Home," he will find much to awaken old 
memories and to entertain. 

The story of each Company, with its difficulties and achieve- 
ments, its experiences and travels, is told on the following pages. 




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COMPANY AND DETACHMENT HISTORIES. 
COMPANY A. 

The organization of Company A, 26th Engineers, at Camp Dix, 
N. J., dates from September 6, 1917. The officers assigned to that 
duty were Capt. Gerald W. Knight (commanding), 1st Lieuts. 
P. O'B. Montgomery, Arthur D. Weston, and Robert J. O'Meara, 
and 2d Lieuts. Frank C. C. Johnson and Ralph M. Nessler. 
Attached to the Company for duty were also Capt. Henry E. 
Chambers, Jr., and 1st Lieut. Newcombe. Xll were officers of the 
Engineer Reserve Corps and graduates of the first training camps. 

From the start, organization became a race, it being known 
that the first company to become properly conditioned and 
trained would be the one selected for overseas service to fill the 
cabled request from the American Expeditionary Forces for 
water-supply troops. Recruits as they arrived were eagerty 
welcomed and sized up by the earher arrivals. The quality of 
these recruits was most encouraging, practically all of them being 
either volunteers eager for action or members of the Engineer En- 
listed Reserve Corps. The latter were generally men of consider- 
able technical experience, who had " joined up " after careful 
consideration as to the best means of rendering service in the event 
of need. It was not surprising, therefore, with the enthusiasm 
and willingness displayed by all, that the necessary military 
fundamentals were quickly acquired, and Company A was desig- 
nated to be one of the first companies of the regiment ordered 
to France. 

During the period of training, Capt. Knight, having received 
orders to proceed immediately to France, had been relieved, and 
on October 12, 1917, Capt. Chambers was assigned the command 
of the Company. Lieut. Newcombe, after having given excep- 
tionally valuable service in the days of final preparation, was 
detached from the Company just prior to its leaving Camp Dix. 

The first move was a memorable one. Although the strictest 
secrecy had been enjoined, a well-organized inteUigence depart- 



16 HISTORY OF THE 2(iTH ENGINEERS. 

ment, in spite of our extreme precautions, had apparently received 
complete information of the momentous developments which 
boded such ill to the Kaiser's ambitions. From early morning 
of the day of departure (Sunday, October 28, 1917), that particular 
section of Camp Dix occupied by the 26th Engineers was invaded 
by an army of fond and admiring sweethearts, wives, parents, 
and relatives of the heroes concerned. Once away from Camp 
Dix, however, the overseas detachment became a part of the mys- 
terious unknown. There first ensued a night of silent travel by 
train to Hoboken, N. J. From this point the men were ferried 
to the docks where, under cover of the morning mist which still 
hung heavy over the river, they went aboard the U. S. transport 
Agamemnon (the former German liner Kaiser Wilhelm II). Every 
one was kept below deck and out of sight for two days and a night, 
until the transport finally sHpped out of the harbor on the evening 
of October 31, 1917. It was then that the members of Company A 
actually realized that they were to be a part of the American 
Expeditionary Forces and among the first hundred thousand 
troops of that historic organization. 

During the trip across, one incident stands out clearly and will 
long be remembered. The submarine danger w^as particularly 
acute at this time, as the Germans were bending every effort to 
stop the flow of American troops to France before it had acquired 
momentum. When the Von 'Steuben, another troopship of the 
same convoy, bumped into the Agamemnon from out of the black- 
ness in the middle of the danger zone, with two dull thuds, there 
wasn't a doubt that a torpedo — or probably two of them — had 
found the mark. Notwithstanding the apparent certainty of 
fatalities, every man of Company A was at his proper station im- 
mediately after the accident, and stood as calm and collected as 
a veteran. Squad reports were given and received as coolly as 
if at practice; the " strong arm " squad was at the stairway to 
prevent a possible rush from below, and all guides and guards 
were promptly on their jobs. Whole regiments have been deco- 
rated for equal calmness under less trying circumstances. Fortu- 
nately the collision did not prove vital. All the sensations of an 
actual torpedoing had been experienced, however, and the inci- 
dent served to bring officers and men togethej- and add much to 
their mutual confidence. 



COMPANY A. 17 

The harbor of Brest was entered on November 12, 1917, and 
after a delay of two days the Company disembarked and entrained 
immediately for St. Nazaire. The Company was held here, 
awaiting definite orders, from November 17, 1917, to December 6, 
1917, and during this interval assisted in the preparations being 
made at that port for the reception of the troops to come. Work 
involving more or less grading was done on roads, dams, etc., and 
time was found for an occasional hour of drill. 

From St. Nazaire, Lieut. Weston and eight especially quaUfied 
men were called on detached service to Chaumont, for duty in the 
Office of the Chief Engineer, American Expeditionary Forces. 
Lieut. Nessler was left at St. Nazaire for dutj^ with the engineer 
depot at that port. Sergt. C. H. Mayer was sent to Bordeaux with 
a small detachment, for duty with the engineer depot there. These 
detachments at the base ports rendered very valuable service to 
the Company and to the Water Supply Service as a whole, for, by 
their supervision of incoming freight, they insured the prompt for- 
warcUng of water-supply equipment and materials to the more ad- 
vanced depots and so to the organizations in the field. Lieuts. 
Weston and Nessler were later transferred to depot organizations, 
but the enlisted men were eventually returned to the Company 
prior to its return to the United States. 

Orders were finally received to proceed to Bourmont (Haute- 
Marne), and the Companj' agam entrained December 6, 1917, 
on the now familiar " Hommes — 40, Chevaux — 8" De Luxe. 
Two days and a night were required for the trip, the destination 
being reached December 8, 1917. During this time a vast amount 
of French scenery had been absorbed, and except for the vigilance 
of the O.D.'s and train guards, a vast quantity of the national 
beverage would have suffered a similar fate. The inhabitants 
along the route were extremely enthusiastic over the arrival of 
American troops, and at every stop ■ — and stops happened almost 
ever}' half kilometer — would gather along the train with tokens 
of their appreciation in the form of dark-lined bottles, flowers, 
etc. Needless to say, the flowers were particularly acceptaV)le. 

Coincident with Company A's arrival at Bourmont came the 
first blizzard of the winter, and sunny France ceased to exist as 
such. 



18 



HISTORY OF THE 26TH ENGINEERS. 




Entrance to Seichkprey Deep Well Pump Station ix Dugout under 
THE Building at the Right. 
Installed by the French under shell fire; abandoned practically to No 
Man's Land for several months in 1918; reinstalled and provided with an 
overhead storage tank and cart-filling hydrant by First Army Water Supply 
Service, immediately after the St. Mihiel offensive. 




Entrance to Xivray Deep Well Pump Station in Dugout. 
This station was practically in the front lines of the Toul Sector until 
July, 1918; then in No Man's Land until reduction of St. Mihiel salient, 
September, 1918. 



COMPANY A. 19 

At Bourmont it was learned that the work ahead for several 
months would consist principally of preparing the various divisional 
areas for quartering American troops, in so far as the water supply- 
was concerned. This work was of utmost importance, as, accord- 
ing to the plans, these areas were to serve first as training areas 
for newly arrived troops, and later as rest areas for divisions as 
they would be brought out of the line. It was therefore essential 
that these areas be properly supplied with water before the main 
body of the American Army arrived, and it was for this particular 
service that the two water-supply companies (A and B) had been 
rushed to France. The principal problems in this work were 
the installation of water and sewerage systems in camp hospitals, 
one or more of which were located in each area, and the supple- 
menting or increasing the supply of water in the various villages 
at which troops were to be located. 

Work was commenced immediately at Bourmont on a 300-bed 
camp hospital. Here a complete water sj'stem was put in, hospital 
plumbing installed, sewers laid, and sewerage tank constructed. 
Practically the entire Company, together with most of Company B, 
was engaged on this work, and it was completed well within 
scheduled time, although it was necessary to spend the first New 
Year's Day (1918) in France at hard labor. 

The experience at Bourmont was very enlightening, and indi- 
cated clearly what was in store for Company A. Labor troops 
at that time did not exist in the American Expeditionary Forces, 
and the few doughboys who had already arrived had entirely too 
much to learn at their own trade to be called upon to furnish 
labor. It was therefore necessary that the water-supply company, 
although composed almost entirely of skilled and expert personnel, 
should not only make such installations as required special tech- 
nical skill and experience but that it should also dig its own ditches, 
do its own backfilling, and in eveiy way make itself independent of 
outside assistance. The spirit with which the majority of the 
men appreciated the situation and went at this heartbreaking 
work is greatly to the credit of themselves and the organization. 
" Squads right with a pick and shovel " became a byword. It 
is interesting to note here that abihty with a pick generally 
demonstrated a man's ability at other work, and the men who 



20 HISTORY OF THE 26TH ENGINEERS. 

later made good as truck drivers, plumbers, mechanics, etc., were 
among those who dug the most ditch in the early days. 

In addition to irksome labor conditions, the problems of supply 
— material, technical and personal equipment, fuel, etc. — were 
extremely difficult at times. The Company had left the United 
States with only the most limited personal equipment and no 
tools whatever. It was necessary to borrow, beg, buy, and, yes, 
at times even to steal from our French Allies the wherewithal to 
continue the work. On many occasions Edisonian ingenuit}' 
was displayed in devising makeshifts to accomphsh the desired 
results in spite of the lack of " human " tools and material. 

Needless to say, much wisdom was acquired at Bourmont. It 
was there that " Polly- voo " was first " compreed." Here also 
many became acquainted with the charms of " vin rouge " and 
" vin blink," a famous pair; and some perhaps attained a degree 
of familiarity with '' coney-ack." It is further to be reported 
that some of the first French hearts of the war were broken during 
that winter in Bourmont. Here also top sergeants had ample 
opportunities to learn their duties; the supply sergeant and his 
staff found and produced equipment — provided of course it 
was really essential — • from mj'sterious and unknown sources. 
The mess sergeant, at first haggard and careworn from trying to 
make one stick of wood do the work of a cord, finally became 
serene — he had staked out a claim to a wood mine of his own. 
About this time an ancient chateau was reported to have dis- 
appeared completely. However, certain medical neighbors, it is 
understood, generously contributed toward a more modern struc- 
ture in its place — ■ and the mess sergeant remained serene. And, 
speaking of learning, the cooks — ■ but slum remained army slum 
even unto the Armistice. It is even suspected that the officers 
learned a few things at Bourmont. 

In order to handle the large number of jobs assigned the Com- 
pany, it was soon apparent that several detachments would have 
to be sent into the field to operate more or less independently. 
Although this arrangement brought up many difficulties, in view 
of the shortage of transportation, yet it utilized the abilities of the 
officers to the greatest possible extent and made possible the train- 
ing of an unusually large number of efficient non-commissioned 



COMPANY A. 21 

officers. The technical supervision of the work in liand was 
altogether up to the officer or non-com. in charge of the job. 
Company headquarters handled all matters of administration, 
supply, discipline, pay, etc. 

The first detachment, numbering some 70 men, under Lieut. 
Montgomery, left Bourmont on December 26, 1917, and pro- 
ceeded by marching to La Fauche (Haute-Marne), some 15 miles 
distant, where a water, sewerage, and plumbing system for a 
300-bed camp hospital was to be installed and repairs made to the 
village water supply. Lack of fittings and the mixture of Ameri- 
can, French, and English material which had been supplied, as 
well as the lack of tools, made this a particularly difficult job, 
and numerous improvisations were necessary. On March 7, 1918, 
this detachment moved to Chateau-villain where the water and 
sewerage systems for another camp hospital were installed. Upon 
completion of this work, on April 22, 1918, the main portion of 
the detachment moved to Bar-sur-Aube, where a similar unit was 
installed. 

On July 3, 1918, this detachment moved to Chatillon-sur-Seine 
(Cote d'Or), where it was joined by a detachment under Lieut. 
Hodnett from Treveray. Here four different detachments were 
formed, one each going to Laignes (Cote d'Or), Tonnerre (Yonne), 
Recey-sur-Ource (Cote d'Or), and one remaining at Chatillon- 
sur-Seine, to install water, sewerage, and plumbing systems in 
camp hospitals (300-bed) at each of these places. For these 
later jobs labor troops were available for excavation and back- 
filling, and the water-supply men were used solely on the more 
technical work. 

On August 10, 1918, Lieut. Montgomery was detached from 
duty with the Company to report to the office of the Chief Engineer, 
Advance Section, Services of Supply, where he remained until 
the Company was reassembled in the latter part of September, 
1918. Lieut. Hodnett then took over the work being done by 
these four detachments. 

The second detachment to leave the Company was in charge of 
Lieut. Johnson, and was composed of 30 men. This detachment 
left Bourmont on January 10 for Chaumont (Haute-Marne), 
where thev installed additions to the city water-supply system 



22 HISTORY OF THE 26TH ENGINEERS. 

and made an extension to the troop barracks. Plumbing was 
installed in the base hospital in that city. On June 21, 1918, the 
detachment moved to Rimaucourt (Haute-Marne), where they 
were engaged in installing water and sewerage systems for a 5 000- 
bed base hospital at that point until they rejoined the Company 
on September 19, 1918. 

On Januar}^ 14, 1918, the third detachment, consisting of Lieut. 
O'Meara and 32 men, a part of whom were from Company B, 
proceeded to Gievres to take charge of the water-supply section 
of the engineer depot at that place. Work here was monotonous 
and irksome, but of the utmost importance, as on it depended 
the speed with which water-supply material could be forwarded 
to the troops in the field. Lieut. O'Meara was assigned to duty 
with the Office of the Chief Engineer, First Army, on July 12, 1918, 
and returned to the Company only after the Ai-mistice. The 
Gievres detachment continued its work until August 18, 1918, 
when it moved to Beaune under Sergt. Malpede, to engage on 
water-supply construction at the base hospital. The detach- 
ment rejoined the Company in the latter part of September. 

Li the meantime Capt. Chambers, with the Company Head- 
quarters and the main portion of the Company, moved on Jan- 
uary 7, 1918, to Diallecourt (Haute-Marne), where a pipe fine 
was laid bringing water into the village for use of troops. On 
January 25, 1918, move was made to Montigny-le-Roi (Haute- 
Marne), where water and sewerage systems were installed at a 
typical 300-bed camp hospital. It was here that Lieuts. A. R. 
Garnock and R. M. Hodnett joined the Compan3^ Lieut. Gar- 
nock left at once for Prauthoy (Haute-Marne) with 40 men to 
make the usual installations in a 300-bed camp hospital and an 
extension to the village water-supply SN^stem. After completing 
this work he proceeded to Chassigny (Haute-Marne), to equip 
a billeting area; returning on May 30, 1918, to Les Franchises 
to rejoin the Company. Lieut. Hodnett remained with Company 
Headquarters at Montigny-le-Roi. 

It was at Montigny-le-Roi that the Company was increased 
to a total strength of 325 men by the addition of 75 water-supply 
specialists sent over from the United States as replacements. 
This detachment was most welcome and was quickly absorbed 



COMPANY A. 23 

by the old timers, becoming, along with the rest, adepts with the 
pick and shovel. 

Upon the completion of the Montigny job, Company Head- 
quarters moved to Rimaucourt on April 11, 1918'. Work here 
was of general character, it being practically the only non-water- 
supply work that the Company had been engaged upon. During 
this period a very interesting trip was made to Bordeaux by Capt. 
Chambers and fifteen selected truck drivers, for the purpose of 
securing motor trucks and automobiles for the organization. 
The transportation which was obtained relieved a very pressing 
problem and enabled the Company to carry on work much more 
effectively. 

From Rimaucourt the first detachment of Company A was 
sent up to the vicinity of the active front, — Corp. Owens (later 
Sergeant) and 8 much-envied comrades, after being equipped 
with gas masks and tin helmets, going to Ourches where a water 
supply was installed for an aviation camp. Here " Jerry " was 
heard and seen for the first time. In fact, from accounts, it is 
surprising that any member of the detachment lived to tell the 
tale. They all did, however, and told it well when they later 
rejoined the Company at Les Franchises. Shortly after, on May 
11, 1918, Lieut. Hodnett and 32 men, also equipped for battle, 
proceeded to Colombey-les-Belles, where wells were dug, pumps 
installed, and pipe line laid for another aviation camp. Con- 
sidering the number of hostile air craft brought down by this 
detachment, the amount of water-supply work installed was 
remarkable. Upon completion of the project, the detachment 
proceeded up a little farther to Treveray for a short job, after 
which they joined Lieut. Montgomery's detachment at Chatillon- 
sur-Seine. 

On May 18, 1918, Capt. Chambers moved with Company 
Headquarters to Vittel, where improvements and extensions were 
made on the water-supply and plumbing systems of the two large 
hospital centers at Vittel and Contrexeville. Upon the completion 
of this work, Headquarters were moved, June 12, 1918, to the 
hospital camp at Les Franchises, on the outskirts of Langres, 
where it was joined by Lieut. Garnock and his detachment and by 
Corps. Owens and Dyson with their men. Here work was 



24 HISTORY OF THE 26TH ENGINEERS. 

begun on the installation of water, sewerage, and plumbing systems 
for a 5 000-bed base hospital and upon an auxiliary water supply 
for the city of Langres, the population of which city had suddenly 
been doubled by the large army schools established there. It was 
on this job that the water-supply men really came into their own, 
because the work was of sufficient size and variety to require the 
service of all the speciahsts. Concrete men, cast-iron pipe men, 
sewer men, plumbers, blacksmiths, pump men, riggers, carpenters, 
all were worked at their particular trades — • all except, of course, 
the Gold Bricks, who became a strictly Umited and closed cor- 
poration. Ample labor was available for the first time, several 
hundred colored troops being used for the excavating, back filling, 
concrete mixing, etc. Briefly, the project included the laying 
of some 16 000 ft. of 6-in. cast-iron pipe, the construction of a 
reinforced concrete rapid sand filter of approximately 1 000 000- 
gal. capacity, with a 50 000-gal. clear water reservoir and sludge 
beds, the installation of one high-pressure steam pumping plant 
and one low-pressure gasohne engine driven pumping plant, 
the erection of two 23 000-gal. elevated wood tanks, the manu- 
facture and laying of some 22 500 ft. of 6-in. and 8-in. concrete 
sewer pipe, the construction of masonry sewerage tank and nu- 
merous grease traps, manholes, etc., and a complete system of 
modern hospital plumbing. 

During the course of this construction various other work was 
carried on in the Langres vicinity. The ancient and venerable 
city pumping plant was overhauled and operated by Sergt. Stolte 
and a crew of dare-devil engineers and pump men — the dangers 
incurred being at least equal to that undergone by shock troops 
at the front. The boilers held together, however, in spite of lack 
of water columns and pressure gages. Water supplies were in- 
stalled in a number of old forts surrounding Langres, which were 
now used for school purposes. 

During the months of August and September, while the German 
drives were in progress and the Alhed counter attacks were start- 
ing, it was very trying to remain on routine construction work, 
even of high importance, while other organizations were being 
rushed into action immediately upon arrival in France. Everj' 
available minute not required on the work was put in at drill, — 



COMPANY A. 25 

bayonet exercises, gas practice, open order work, etc., — in order 
that Compan}' A would be prepared in case of call. The long- 
hoped-for orders arrived at last, and the entire Company was 
mobilized at Les Franchises, equipment completed, and on Sep- 
tember 20, 1918, the outfit entrained for Commercy to become a 
part of the American First Army. A few days' delay was expe- 
rienced at Commercy, which time was put in to good advantage 
at more drill and target practice, after which a march was made to 
St. Mihiel, where headquarters were estabhshed on October 4, 1918. 

Shortly after arrival at St. Mihiel, 1st Lieut. A. C. Eckert and 
2d Lieut. R. E. Field were assigned to the Company for duty. 
Lieut. Garnock had been previously relieved from duty to become 
Water Transport Officer for the First Army, and Lieut. Hodnett's 
services were of such value to the construction work in the Ad- 
vance Section, S.O.S., that it had been found necessary to leave 
him behind when the Company moved forward. 

To the men who had toiled so monotonously for so many months 
in the quiet areas, St. Mihiel, with its evidences on every side, was 
almost too good to be true. Camouflaged roads, ruined villages, 
barbed wire, and trenches — the scene was most surely getting 
warm. The elusive Boche was at last within striking distance. 
No wonder that he was observed with mingled feelings of curiosity 
and hate when a squadron of his planes visited the village the first 
night after Company A's arrival and dropped several tokens of 
his esteem for the newcomers. 

The work began at once of supplying water to the troops sta- 
tioned in the sector bounded on the northwest by a line through 
Fi-esnes-en-Woevre, Les Eparges, Mouilly, Ranzieres, and Recourt, 
and on the southeast by a line through Woel, Vigneulles, Mont Sec, 
Raulecourt, Jouy, Aulnois, and Vertuzey, and on the northeast 
by the front-line trenches. The situation was somewhat peculiar 
at this time, in that, while the Company was operating under the 
American First Army, it was supplying a sector which was occu- 
pied by French troops, the headquarters of the II French Colonial 
Corps being at St. Mihiel at this time. The Company was quickly 
distributed over the area, replacing French water-supply troops 
and a detachment of the 37th Engineers which had been used foi' 
water-supply work. 



26 HISTORY OF THE 26TH ENGINEERS. 

This distribution consisted of putting out pump operating details 
of from one to three men, water-point patrols and guards and 
construction parties for new work. Company Headquarters with 
storehouse, shops, garage, etc., remained at St. Mihiel, although 
the working parties in many cases pressed close to the front lines. 
The work of the construction parties consisted in the installing 
of horse troughs, canteen fillers, water-cart fillers, pumping sta- 
tions, reservoirs, tanks, and pipe lines for water points, the erection 
of shower baths, and the repair and upkeep of partly destroyed 
French and German water systems in several villages. 

On October 21, 1918, Capt. Chambers was relieved from duty 
with the Company he had commanded for over twelve months, 
to assume the more important duties of Supply Officer for the 
First Army Water Supply Service. Lieut. Montgomery succeeded 
to the command of the organization. 

When the American Second Army took over the operations 
in the St. Mihiel sector, Company A was attached to that organiza- 
tion. The signing of the Armistice found it handling its assigned 
territory efficiently and always on the lookout for a forward move. 

On December 20, 1918, the Company was reassembled and 
moved to Sorcy (Meuse) for entrainment to Bordeaux and em- 
barkation to the United States. 

Members of the organization when recounting their experiences 
and deeds during the World War to their numerous grandchildren, 
will experience many feelings of satisfaction and pride in the part 
which they played during those eventful months. Though the 
vastly larger portion of the work lacked the glamour and glory of 
the storybooks and war correspondents' accounts, it was never- 
theless of utmost importance, and, in view of the amount of work 
produced, it can be said without exaggeration that the services 
of Company A played a very appreciable part in the success of the 
American offensives. And ever to be remembered are the wonder- 
ful hospitahties accorded by the French people to the first Ameri- 
can troops to reach France, an experience which organizations 
arriving at later dates may well envy. 







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COMPANY B. 

Company B began its existence as a military organization at 
Camp Dix, N. J., September 4, 1917, when the first officers of the 
Company reported for duty. Volunteers who had .enhsted for 
the water-supply regiment soon began to arrive at the camp and 
were assigned in equal numbers to Companies A, B, and C. 

Elementary drill began at once for the members of Company 
B, under the direction of its commanding officer, Capt. Arthur H. 
Pratt. The first groups to be taken on the drill field presented a 
disheartening spectacle, in spite of their enthusiastic efforts to 
follow the drill master. It seemed as though half a dozen military 
outfits had been distributed among 20 men, for one could boast 
of a campaign hat, another had but a pair of canvas leggings 
worn over his civilian trousers, while several men had no military 
clothing whatever to distinguish them. However, as the groups 
on the drill field grew larger, sufficient equipment for all was pro- 
cured, and under the direction of Capt. Pratt and Lieuts. Hall, 
Baxter, Church, Forde, and Beck the Company began to present 
a more soldierly appearance. 

The novelty of being a soldier had hardly commenced to wear 
off when rumors were circulated to the effect that the Company 
w^as soon to embark for France. Unhke most army rumors, 
these particular rumors proved to be accurate, for orders were 
received the latter part of October for Companies A and B to 
prepare for embarkation. Since Company B had not reached 
full strength, men from the remaining companies were transferred 
to it. A detachment of well drillers, selected from the camp at 
large, completed the quota. 

Finally, on Sunday night, October 28, the two companies were 
formed, and, with a most impressive atmosphere of secrecy, 
marched to the Camp Dix station and proceeded bj^ rail to Jersey 
City. From there they were transported by ferry to a gang- 
plank of the U. S. transport Agamemnon, formerly the German 
Kaiser Wilhelm II. After many hours of waiting in New York 



30 HISTORY OF THE 26TH ENGINEERS. 

Harbor, the Agamemnon, on October 31, steamed oceanward. 
Even though it was evening, the majority of the men were able to 
obtain their fii'st view of the New York Cit}^ sky Hne and the 
Statue of Liberty. 

After the lights of America had faded into the darkness, the 
troops on the huge transport resigned themselves to the coming 
voyage. As soon as possible they were assigned to lookout posts 
all over tlie decks, for the purpose of watching for submarines. 
Happily, not a glimpse of the dreaded peril of the seas rewarded 
the vigilance of the lookouts. 

Although no submarines were encountered, there was an oc- 
currence which afforded all the thrills of an actual torpedoing. On 
a dark night, when the convoy was within the danger zone, two 
terrific concussions were felt. Men were shaken from their bunks. 
To every one came the one thought, — "Torpedoed!" Not 
until several minutes later did it become known that it was a 
collision which had occurred. During all that time there was no 
confusion, the men either went to, or remained at, their bunks, 
as they had been instructed to do at " abandon ship " drill. Their 
conduct was most gratifying, as it indicated good discipline of 
the men, some of whom had been in the army only two or three 
weeks. It was the transport Von Steuben which had collided 
with the Agamemnon. After a flash of lights, a blast of the siren, 
and a few minutes of lively signaling to the other vessels of the 
convoy, the Agamemnon proceeded to get away from the scene 
of the accident as quickly as possible. Upon examination, the 
damage resulting from the mishap was found to be small. After 
three days more of unusually pleasant weather the convoy entered 
Brest Harbor. For five days the men were held on board ship, 
awaiting decisions and trains. Finally, on November 17, the 
Company disembarked and was transported in one of those 
horrors of war, a French troop train, to Camp No. 1 at St. Nazaire. 

Owing to the scarcity of labor at the latter port, the members 
of the 26th Engineers were immediately assigned to various kinds 
of work, most of which was under the direction of the 17th Engi- 
neers. There was pick-and-shovel work on a dam project' at St. 
Nazaire. In addition, detachments were sent to several hospitals 
in the neighborhood of St. Nazaire to make plumbing repairs. 



COMPANY B. 31 

On December 6, 1917, 100 men, in charge of Capt. Pratt and 
Lieuts. Baxter, Church, Forde, and Crowell (attached), were 
ordered to Bourmont (Haute-Marne). The remainder of the 
Company, under Lieuts. Hall and Beck, continued at work in and 
around St. Nazaire, several additional detachments being sent 
out to new projects or to repair plumbing systems. Through the 
efforts of Lieut. Hall, positions which were more suitable to the 
ability of the men were procured for those not on detached service. 
Truck drivers were placed on trucks belonging to the 17th Engi- 
neers, and men with clerical experience were assigned to various 
organizations as they were needed. 

In the meantime, the detachment at Bourmont was put to work 
on the water-supply, sewerage, and plumbing systems for a 300- 
bed camp hospital. The work was carried on under the most 
difficult conditions, and, owing to the lack of facilities and in- 
clement weather, there was considerable delay. The men were 
obhged to live in old, crumbling stone structures in the village of 
Bourmont, the best billets the humble town afforded. Only their 
tenacious spirit prevented a number of the men from succumbing 
to the severe weather, mud, and snow of the winter months. 
While the main detachment was working on the camp hospital 
at Bourmont, three smaller detachments were sent out. The first 
of these, consisting of Lieut. Church and 20 men, went south 
to Is-sur-Tille for the purpose of estabHshing the water-suppl}'- 
branch of the Advance Engineer Depot at that place. Although 
the work of handhng heavy pipe was rather hard for the men, 
several excellent records were made in loading and unloading 
train loads of pipe and other engineer supplies for the troops at 
the front. The other detachments went north to install camp 
water-supply systems, one at the First Corps School at Gondre- 
court and the other at the First Air Depot at Colombey-les-Belles. 

With the coming of spring the portion of the Company remain- 
ing at Bourmont moved to Huilecourt, a village several kilometers 
from the site of the Bourmont hospital. Here life assumed a 
somewhat brighter aspect, because the billets were much better 
than the cow stables of Bourmont. Moreover, the French people 
accorded them a warm welcome. These were the first Americans 
to be quartered in the village, and such a good relationship was 



32 HISTORY OF THE 2(5TH ENGINEERS. 

set up and maintained with the civilians, that after their departure 
the mayor wrote a formal letter of appreciation and extended an 
invitation for the Company to return for a visit. 

Lieut. Church and most of the men at the Engineer Depot at 
Is-sur-Tille were, on February 5, 1918, sent to the historic and 
picturesque city of Langres (Haute-Marne) . There they operated 
and made extensive repairs to the water system of the city. This 
work proved to be a pleasant change compared with that at Is- 
sur-Tille, largely because most of the men could be assigned jobs 
more suitable to their ability. 

Upon completion of the Bourmont hospital work, the Company 
left Huil^court on March 14 for Humes, a village located just 
outside the city of Langres. There the Company installed water- 
supply, sewerage and plumbing systems for another 300-bed 
hospital. As a side issue, about 2 000 ft. of road were built around 
the camp hospital. The latter work involved the quarrying and 
placing of many tons of rock. The " lay " of the land was much 
more favorable than at Bourmont, and with the experience gained 
there the work was under way in a short time. Fortunately, 
the structures of the hospital were found sufficiently completed 
to house all of the men, another change for the better in living 
conditions. 

Toward the end of March the Specialist Detachment, which 
had long been awaited from the States, arrived in Humes; 76 of 
the members were assigned to Company B. They were accorded 
a warm welcome, and, since the new men were from all parts of 
the " Old Country," several friendships were renewed. Among 
the cities most noticeably represented was Dallas, Tex., which 
metro poUs could not boast of a more ardent and persistent booster 
than one of the members of the new detachment. 

With the assistance of the Specialist Detachment, the work at 
Humes was quickly completed and the Company moved to Les 
Franchises, just outside of Langres. There work was begun on 
the lajnng of a 2-mile pipe line from the River Marne, at a 
point just below the site of a 5 000-bed base hospital, to the city 
of Langres. Also, for the hospital, some plumbing installations 
were made and plans were drawn for a very extensive water and 
sewerage system. The versatility of the members of the Company 



COMPANY B. 33 

was instanced when it became apparent that no sewer pipe could 
be obtained, for within two weeks molds were built and about 
3 000 ft. of 6- and 8-in. concrete pipe were manufactured. 

While the Company was at Les Franchises a detachment of 
men, under Lieut. Forde, went to Rimaucourt, about 40 kilometers 
northwest of Langres, for the purpose of constructing a water 
system for another base hospital. Work on this project had been 
started by Company C of the 26th Engineers. 

Up to this time all of the work performed by the Company 
had been under the direction of the Office of Section Engineer, 
Advance Section, Services of Supply. Primarily it had been 
concerned with the preparation of rest and training areas for 
American troops. 

A distinct change took place, however, late in May, when part 
of the Company, consisting of Capt. Pratt, Lieut. Baxter, Lieut. 
Forde, and 50 men, moved north into the Zone of the Armies and 
reported to the Chief Engineer of the I U.S. Corps. Other detach- 
ments were brought up as they could be reUeved from their work 
in the Services of Supply. The first station of the Company was 
at Lagney (Meurthe-et-Moselle) , a town about 12 kilometers 
from the front lines in the sector north of Toul. At that time 
the sector was held by the 26th U.S. Division, operating tacti- 
cally under the XXXII French Corps and the Eighth French 
Armj\ Within a few weeks the remainder of the Company was 
brought to Lagney, and the work was begun of taking over from 
the '' Service des Eaux " (Water Service) of the French Army the 
water supply of the entire Toul sector. Primarily this consisted 
in replacing the French motor pump operators at each of the manj^ 
water points, repairing water points found in bad condition, and 
establishing several new ones where most needed. 

At the first opportunity, a formation of the entire Company 
was held for the purpose of acquainting the men with the new 
conditions under which they would now be obliged to work. 
Toward the close of his talk, Capt. Pratt remarked that the 
Company was now where it hacl longed to be ever since landing 
in France, namely, " at the front." This fact became decidedly 
apparent to the members of Companj^ B on the following Sunday. 
During the preliminaries of the weekly Company inspection, a 



34 HISTORY OF THE 26TH ENGINEERS. 

German battery decided that it would stir up the inhabitants of 
Royaumeix, a village about three kilometers from Lagney, and 
in plain view of each man in the formation. Huge shells were 
to be heard whistling through the air on their way toward the 
little town, and then a cloud of smoke and debris would be seen 
to rise among the structures. Several seconds later a reverber- 
ating boom would reach the ears of the newcomers. Thrills of 
exultation coursed up and down the spines of some; in the case 
of others, thrills of a less exhilarating nature were experienced at 
seeing this example of the Hun's precision with big guns. The 
guns causing the damage were, of course, far out of sight. 

The work of replacing the French pump operators was taken up 
first, and practically every man in the Companj^ capable of operat- 
ing a gasoline engine was given a chance to dernonstrate his ability. 
Several of the water points were near the front line. The lack of 
opportunity for adequate military training was illustrated by the 
manner in which operators for these latter stations were selected. 
Although the men had had rifles for over three months, none of 
them had had any target practice. As it was quite Hkely that 
those in the advanced positions might have urgent need of a knowl- 
edge of shooting, they were picked from men who had had hunting 
experience in the American West. 

The members of the Company who were first actually to ex- 
perience shell fire were a detail of 15 men sent to an advanced 
position to place a large concrete tank. Every man in the Com- 
pany, including the kitchen poHce, volunteered for this work. 
A day was spent in rehearsing the unloading of the cumbersome 
tank from the 5-ton truck on which it was to be carried to the 
ravine immediately northeast of Beaumont. During the first 
rehearsal the foreman of the detail, whose duty it was to place 
rollers under the tank, had his hand severely mashed. For fear 
of losing this coveted opportunity, he made light of the injury 
and insisted on accompanying the expedition. The detail left 
the next morning for the site where the reservoir was to be in- 
stalled. It reached its destination without mishap and during a 
nerve-racking rain of shells the tank was lowered into a hole pre- 
viously dug by the infantry occupying that position. The men 
emerged from their baptism of shell fire without a scratch, and 



COMPANY B. 35 

returned to their billets before daylight to wake up the other men 
and relate the adventures they had experienced. 

During the next few daj^s details for various purposes were 
dispatched into the area of enemy shell fire. In the course of a 
week or two the members of the Company' regarded themselves as 
veterans, and the excitement of working in the midst of constant 
danger gradually wore off. Seldom a night passed that numerous 
anti-aircraft batteries on all sides were not heard at their slumber- 
disturbing work of driving away the persistent German bombing 
planes. Toul appeared to be a Mecca for the bombers. 

During the period preceding the St. Mihiel drive, there were 
incidents without number in which the men of the more active 
details were participants. Among those most conspicuous in the 
memories of the men of Company B was that of the pump operator 
at Xivray, who was obliged to abandon his dugout station and 
join the infantry in repulsing a heavj' attack by a large enemy 
raiding party. Without previous knowledge of the use of hand 
grenades, he placed several of them in the midst of the attacking 
party with apparently effective results. This feat brought men- 
tion in the orders of the day of 26th U. S. Division. Another 
operator at the same station had an unusual experience. The 
infantry occupying the position around the water point withdrew 
from Xivray for tactical reasons, but neglected to inform the 
pump operator. He emerged from his dugout the next morning 
to find that he was the one American left in a town which had 
thus become a part of No Man's Land, Fortunately the Germans 
had not discovered the fact. He lost no time in returning to 
more desirable surroundings. As soon as the matter was reported 
to Company Headquarters, a party, including the operator, was 
chosen to go back after the pump and engine and so render the 
water point useless to the enemy should he attempt to occupy the 
ruined town. The expedition was made at night. Headed by 
Lieut. Church the party stealthily entered the town and safely 
brought out pump and engine. 

But the field of work was broadening. On July 15 a detach- 
ment of 100 men and two officers left Lagney for the Baccarat 
(Meurthe-et-Moselle) front. There thej' installed water-supply 
facilities for the men and animals of the 37th V. S. Division holding 
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38 HISTORY OF THE 26TH ENGINEERS. 

Earlier in the war, Baccarat had been taken by the Germans 
but retaken by the French. The inhabitants of the city naturally 
were the more eager to show their appreciation of their new allies, 
the Americans. Not only were the men provided with the best 
of billets, but they were shown all kindness at the hands of the 
civilians during the time they were stationed there. On August 
18 the detachment was ordered to return to the Company, and 
it was with great reluctance that it took its departure from the 
pleasant little city. 

Intensive work was begun about this time on the task of provid- 
ing water for the large number of men and animals that each day, 
or rather each night, were moving into the Toul sector preparatory 
to the St. Mihiel offensive. Soon it became necessary for the 
Company to work night as well as day, not merely in order to 
take care of the additional work, but to escape detection by the 
vigilant enemy observers on Mont Sec and in the air. Water- 
purification trucks known as " sterilabs " were placed at prepared 
locations around the numerous small lakes of the sector, and five 
or six details were engaged at all hours in enlarging the available 
capacity of the many springs and previously constructed water 
points. 

Carpenters rushed the construction of water troughs which 
were installed at many points. These troughs were used to water 
the thousands of horses that were concealed in every patch of 
woods throughout the sector. 

The rapidly multiplying number of troops and animals necessi- 
tated the pressing into service of improvised water-tank trains. 
While the mechanics of the Company were engaged in equipping 
these motor trucks with water tanks, other details were busy in- 
stalling a number of special pumping plants and constructing 
reservoirs as filling stations. These provisional truck trains 
were later replaced by a permanent and better equipped train. 
Their function was to transport water to advanced points and to 
other places where it was impracticable to develop local water 
supplies. In proportion as territory was occupied, new problems 
presented themselves which had to be solved in a minimum time. 
The work of the water-tank train increased in volume as the troops 
moved forward, and a number of details were kept busy erecting 



COMPANY B. 39 

temporaiy canvas reservoirs as advanced water points. The 
reservoirs were ordinarily placed in an excavation. 

One of the many experiences deserving mention in comiection 
with the water-tank train is that of the inexperienced water-tank 
truck driver, who, in an effort to reach his destination, became 
so desperate as to inquire his way of an M.P. As a natural con- 
sequence, he was misdirected and in the darkness drove past the 
American front Hne. Before he knew of the impending danger, 
his truck and he became the target of an enthusiastic Boche 
machine-gunner who proceeded to make a sprinkling wagon out 
of the water tank. Fortunately the driver was not hurt and had 
the presence of mind to turn around and make his 5-ton truck 
emulate a jack-rabbit. 

During the various phases of the St. Mihiel offensive there were 
but few members of the Company who did not have opportunity 
to experience the enemy's fire, both from machine guns and 
artillery. The water sample collector of the Company had the 
distinction of having a German batterj^ place fifteen " 77 " shells 
around him in an effort to blow him and his motorcycle from the 
map of France. The aim was bad, however, and both rider and 
motorcycle returned safely to headquarters. 

Another experience was that of two officers who were making 
an inspection of the water supply in the ruined village of Vilcey, 
close to the front fine. A soldier emerging from a dugout offered 
to show them where one of the original village fountains had been 
located. He warned them, however, to keep close to a wall, ex- 
plaining that whenever Fritz on the opposite hill observed any one 
in the street, the enemy artillery opened up with three shells. The 
partj^ had just reached the fountain when a " boom " was heard 
and the guide yelled " Here it comes ! " and dived below ground. 
The officers followed with more speed than dignity, getting down 
just as the shell exploded. Two more shells followed and then 
the guide, knowing how systematical the enemy was, assured them 
that it was all over for the time being, and so it was. 

On October 17 the detachment which had been left at St. Nazaire 
rejoined the Company. The latter had by this time moved to 
Grosrouvres, a painfully small village somewhat closer to the 
front than Lagney. Although for the first few days the new- 



40 HISTORY OF THE 2GTH ENGINEERS. 

comers from St. Nazaire had some difficulty in accustoming them- 
selves to the strange surromidings, they lost no time in falling in 
with the work, which was radicalh' different from that which 
they had had at the base port. 

The difficulty which had been experienced by the regimental 
commander in getting these men back to the Company was ex- 
tremely complimentary to them, indicating, as it did, that they 
had made themselves well-nigh indispensable to the work on which 
they had been engaged. 

During the active period of the St. Mihiel operation, from 
August 23 to September 18, the territory located between Boucon- 
ville on the west, Pont-a-Mousson on the east, Toul on the south, 
and Thiaucourt on the north, was cared for by three water-supply 
companies, namely B, D, and F, of the 26th Engineers. Com- 
panies A and B of the 27th Engineers were attached and rendered 
effective assistance. A detachment of Company E, 26th Engi- 
neers, also assisted, but on September 17, with only a few hours' 
notice, all of the units except Company B, 26th Engineers; were 
withdrawn to the Argonne-Meuse front and their work was taken 
over by Company B. 

The area was now termed the " Toul District." To take care 
properly of the work, large detachments were stationed at advan- 
tageous points. One of these detachments, stationed at St. 
Baussant, constructed at Essey a permanent water-purification 
plant consisting of large concrete sedimentation basins and a 
filtration plant of considerable capacity. Another detail of the 
same detachment worked on a somewhat larger and more elaborate 
plant of the same description at Euvezin. These plants were 
principally utilized as filling stations for the water-tank trains 
which were now operating successfully in all parts of the newly 
occupied territory. At Gezoncourt a detachment was kept busy 
in operating and maintaining the many water points in that 
neighborhood and constructing new ones as they were needed. 

On the day of the first Argonne-Meuse attack, September 26, 
Private Daniel L. Tankersley, while on detached service with 
Companj^ F as a motorcycle side-car driver, was mortally wounded 
while at a heavily-shelled road mine crater with Lieut.-Colonel 
(then Major) Scheidenhelm, regimental commander. 



COMPANY B. 41 

The termination of hostilities at 11.00 a.m., on November 11, 
brought no reduction in the work of the water-supply troops. 
In fact, for a time the amount of work increased because it was 
found necessary to extend the water facilities in order to supply 
the apparently never-ending stream of men and horses on the 
way to Germanj". Several German mihtary pipe lines were traced 
to their sources, and some German pumps were repaired and put 
to work. A detail, which was operating near the village of Jaulney, 
one day chanced upon a strange looking object on wheels. Upon 
examination it proved to be a German water purifier. Com- 
pared with the mobile purification trucks then in use by the 26th 
Engineers, the apparatus was crude, but no doubt it was effective. 
Upon returning to headquarters the detail reported its find to 
Lieut. Baxter, the company commander, with the result that it 
was brought into camp. Steps have since been taken to have it 
preserved as a souvenir and shipped to America, to be exhibited 
with captured artillery and other war trophies. 

Six daj^s after the beginning of the Armistice, a detachment 
under Lieut. Baxter joined the advance guard of the right column 
of the Army of Occupation in its march to Germany. Its work 
was to locate sources of water supply, and make the water available 
for the men of the main colmnn by cleaning the sources and in- 
stalling hand pumps where necessary. Signs were posted, giving 
the direction to water points and stating the quaUty of the water. 
After proceeding as far as Briey, this work was turned over to 
Compan}^ C. 

The field of operation, however, was later extended farther 
toward the RMne. On December 8 Lieut. Church took a detach- 
ment into Esch, in the Grand Duchy of Luxemburg, for the pur- 
pose of preparing that district for use as a divisional billeting area. 
A short time later a detachment under Lieut. Howard proceeded 
to Conflans to perform similar work in that district. Both detach- 
ments remained long enough in this territory recently held by the 
Germans for the men to add a few words of guttural German to 
their vocabulary of soldier French, and also to find that there were 
" Frauleins " who possessed charms as alluring as those of the 
'' Mademoiselles." AVith a bountiful supply of souvenirs the two 
detachments rejoined the Company a few weeks later and related 
their adventures and the sights they had seen. 



42 HISTORY OF THE 26TH ENGINEERS. 

During the absence of these detachments, the remainder of the 
Company was largely engaged in salvaging water-supply in- 
stallations the usefulness of which had ceased. 

The variety and amount of work done by, or under the direction 
of, Company B while at the front, as well as that done previously 
in the S.O.S., are shown in the summarized statement of activities 
of the 26th Engineers as part of American Expeditionary Forces. 

There were several organizations which furnished a great deal of 
assistance in this work. Operators for pumping stations were fur- 
nished by Company A, 37th Engineers, and Company B, 24th 
Engineers. Labor and some skilled help were furnished by Com- 
pany B of the 27th Engineers, Company D, 59th Pioneer Infantry, 
and Company B, 542d Labor Battalion. The water-tank trains, 
all of motor trucks, were operated by the 1st Provisional Water 
Tank Train and by Company B, 302d Water Tank Train. 

When the Company entered the Zone of the Armies, it operated 
as part of the French Eighth Army, but under the technical super- 
vision of the Chief Engineer (Water Supply Officer) of the I U. S. 
Corps. Nevertheless it served, primarily, United States divisions. 
The relations of the Company with the French " Service des 
Eaux " were harmonious. About the middle of July, when the 
American First Army was organized, the Company came under 
the jurisdiction of the Chief Engineer (Water Supply Officer) of 
that army, and served under him during the St. Mihiel offensive. 
About October 9 it became a corresponding part of the newly 
organized American Second Army, and remained with this army 
until relieved from duty at the front. United States divisions 
occupied the areas looked after by Company B as follows: 26th, 
82d, 89th, 90th, 42d, 37th, 7th, and 28th. Other army troops 
working in the area at the same time were: 23d Engineers (road), 
21st Engineers (fight railway), and the 12th Engineers (railroad). 

When orders were received on December 20 for the Regiment to 
assemble, principally at Sorcy-sur-Meuse, for the purpose of pro- 
ceeding to a port of embarkation, the members of the Company 
felt with satisfaction that they had done good work. 



COMPANY C. 43 



COMPANY C. 

" All out! Come on, j^ou stiffs! Make 'er snappy." 

" Say, any one find a pair of shoes? " (Abbott, from under his 
bunk.) 

Kid Hardship, standing on one foot trying to get his pants on, 
asks with chattering teeth how in several different things an}' one 
expects a guy to get dressed in five minutes. 

" Gibby," looking down the line (he lost his notebook containing 
the roll), calls the names of those he sees, and reports: " Sir, all 
present." Then, " Right, face; forward, march; double time, 
march! " and off we stumbled, half asleep, over the frozen ground 
in the morning trot around the barracks. Oh, boy! those were 
the good old days at Camp Dix! 

" Say, what the hell are you fellows doing in here? You're 
supposed to be out with the rest of them, double-timing. K.P. 
for yours." Darn the " Top "! 

And then breakfast : Coffee, hash, prunes, and bread. Recently, 
Dave Thompson said that the reason that the coffee tasted like 
mud was that it was fresh ground. 

Well, you know how it was, — " Pete " Grant and " Fergy " 
always at the head of the line, yelling " Hold that fine," and 
" When do we eat? " till Tom blew the whistle; then a grand rush 
to Eddy Kelsey and his G. I. can full of hash. 

Breakfast over, came the job of making the bunks and policing 
up. Blankets folded so, shoes put here, shelves arranged one way 
and barracks bags another. A wash and a shave and whir-r-r-r-r, 
" All out. Rifles, belts, and mackinaws," and our daily round had 
begun. 

Before we go further, let us say a word about the beginning of 
Company C. On September 10, 1917, according to Regimental 
Special Order No. 1, Capt. G. W. Stickney, 1st Lieuts. C. H. Lee, 
J. C. Pritchard, and R. Newfeld, with 2d Lieuts. S. J. Benedict 
and V. J. Loughran, were assigned to the Company, 

On the 11th, Special Order No. 2 attached 1st Lieut. Rees W. 



44 HISTORY OF THE 26TH ENGINEERS. 

Willard for duty. Two days later Charles Gokniant and Walter 
Halliday headed the Company roll, and on the 17th the names of 
Bill Barndt, Jimmie Kelliher, and Tommy Tate were added. On 
October 16 Lieut. Lee was detached for service in France, and 
Lieut. Willard was assigned for duty. During the following 
weeks the Company rapidly increased in size, and by the morning 
of December 8 had reached its full strength. Lieut. Pritchard was 
detached from the Company, January 6, much to our disgust. 
Later in the month Lieut. Neufelt was relieved from duty, and on 
the 26th was replaced by Lieut. Ernest A. Shafer. Lieut. Wells 
was assigned to the Company on February 23, and, during the 
latter part of March, 2d Lieut. Loughran was commissioned as 
1st Lieutenant in the Sanitary Corps and attached to the Com- 
pany. The last officer to be assigned was 2d Lieut. W. C. Laugh- 
Hn, on March 28. 

Along in December we began to take those hikes we enjoj-ed so 
much, to Jobstown, Browns Mills, Pointsville, and other fence 
corners. When we stopped for a rest it was always in the woods, 
or some place equally interesting. The man acting as right guide 
certainly lost all his popularity on those hikes. To make up 
for them, however, was the daily trip to the Soldiers' Club in 
Wrightstown. 

Thanksgiving dinner was a thing to be talked of for months. 
The three dinners. Thanksgiving, Christmas, and New Year's, 
were the only meals that Tommy, our official kicker, did not Howell 
about. Even on our hike to Coblenz, Tommy made disparaging 
remarks about corned Willy, and with tears in his eyes would 
beg some one to tell him that he too remembered those dinners. 
You'll have to hand it to Tom Griffin, he was some cook; and when 
Dave Thompson was mess sergeant, we ate. 

Let us go back a little bit: An hour's drill, three minutes' inter- 
mission, just long enough to get into the barracks and light a 
cigarette; more drill, another intermission, a final formation, and 
then just time to wash up before dinner. (Oh, yes! We washed in 
Camp Dix. W^e lost the habit in France, but you may be able to 
recall days in Dix when you washed three times.) An hour for 
dinner, and then that dam' whistle would blow and " Bucky " 
would have some more fun with us. 



COMPANY C. 45 

Speaking of drill, we must not forget the non-com. school that 
Lieut. Willard had. Those in it were interested all right, but it 
made them peeved at times to think that every one else was having 
a rest while they were working. 

After we had all returned from the Christmas and New Year's 
furloughs, we had the " nut test." It was quite a success. Even 
though there were seventeen " A's " in the Company, it confirmed 
our opinion one of another. 

Our real fire alarms — that is, the fire alarms given for a real 
fire^ — -were exciting. But the night that " Gibby " had us half- 
way to the cold storage plant before he found out that the fire 
was in the latrine back of our barracks, was cold enough to take 
all the joy out of the excitement. 

On January 14 we were put into quarantine for measles, and 
there we stayed till about February 22. That was a time to take 
the pep out of any one. We managed to survive it, and many 
things of interest happened during that time. One night O'Neil 
lost his bunk. We suggested that he ask Near, Anderson, or 
Wilcox where they got the sky hooks. Another nice zero night, 
McAdam took a bath. Just as he was drying off, some rough 
person threw a bucket of snow and water on him. Had you been 
across the street from the barracks, you would probably have 
thought that some one was crazy, racing around the building and 
dodging from side to side. You would not have seen " Mac " 
behind him (white does not show up against snow, you know). 
" Mac " has had chilblains ever since. Tommy Howell got in the 
same sort of a mixup, but his was slush and mud. It was a good 
thing that the jokes were pulled off in fun. 

Do you remember " Pat " Patterson and his trial before the 
Kangaroo Court? It seems that he had been on a week-end pass 
and that when he came back he had brought (it was said) some 
souvenirs, and hidden them under his bed. Of course these sou- 
venirs were produced as evidence, and '' Pat " was deeply grieved. 

And all this time the Amalgamated Association of Hard Boiled 
K.P.'s changed membership twice a week. 

On February 7 we went out to see the British tank. 

The week of Februaiy 10 we had lectures on "Gas and Gas 
Masks." 



46 HISTORY OF THE 26TH ENGINEERS. 

On the 20th we went to the rifle range, and from then till the 
26th all we heard was: " Mark 18 ! " ; " Say, who the hell is 
shooting on No. 4 ? " " Mark 18 ! Damn it ! " The good 
scores we made came from our long practice at shooting snipe. 

Tuesday morning, March 26, we were ordered to begin packing 
up. Good Friday night the whistle blew at 8.20, and at 8.30 
we started for the station. The next morning, after an inspection 
at Jersey Citj^, we boarded a small river steamer and went over to 
Dock No. 50 in New York. At eleven o'clock we were aboard the 
Rochamheau in the steerage. At 4 p.m. we sailed. 

Capt. Stickney, being the senior army officer on board, assumed 
command of all American soldiers. The voyage was uneventful; 
no " subs " were sighted and there was not even a case of 
seasickness. 

Do you remember that Frog who woke us up every morning at 
six, yelhng, ''Cafe, cafe !" ? Those were great meals we had. 

On Tuesday, April 9, we landed at Bordeaux and hiked about 
five kilometers to a " rest camp." Between showers we rested. 
Friday we hiked down to Carbon-Blanc and had our first taste of 
" III Classe " transportation. While on the train, we saw and 
heard our first barrage — the amount of glassware distributed on 
the right-of-way was a caution. In fact, one chd not dare poke 
his head out of the window for fear of getting " beaned." We 
passed through Angouleme, Tours, Dijon, Is-sur-Tille, and finally 
detrained at Langres on Monday, April 15, after three days on 
the train. 

Humes, about three kilometers from Langres, was our stopping 
place, and one to be remembered. Several details were sent out 
and some of us had a chance to see the medieval stronghold at 
Langres. Sunday, the 21st, the Company moved to Rimaucourt 
and had a real taste of mud. While there, we put in about five 
miles of water mains (don't forget all the ditches) and distributing 
lines for a 6 000-bed hospital. The Company also graded the sites 
and erected a number of demountable wooden barracks, and at 
the same time installed electrical connections and interior wiring. 
Here it was that our " Top " and the mess sergeant ran up against 
General Vin Blink. As usual, the superior officer won out. 

From Rimaucourt five men were sent to Blois, another 'detach- 



COMPANY C. 47 

ment Avas sent to Langres, and still another to Bazoilles-sur- 
Meuse. On May 17 we began to sing that good old song, " O 
father, take down your service flag; your son's in the S.O.S.," 
for on this date the Company received orders to make up 
detachments to go to Mars (Nievre), Allerey (Saone-et-Loire) , 
Mesves-sur-Loire and Joue-le-Tours, to take charge of hospital 
construction. Lieut. Shafer and 45 men went to Mars. Lieut. 
Wells and Lieut. Loughlin, with 90 men, went to Allerey. Lieut. 
Loughran and 45 men went to Mesves, and Lieut. Benedict and 
49 men went to Joue-le-Tours. Lieut. Willard was retained for a 
time at Rimaucourt, to complete the water-supply system, with a 
detachment from Company B of the Regiment, and later was 
placed in charge of the water-supply installation for the hospital 
at Beaune. Capt. Stickney was stationed at Tours, maintaining 
general Company Headquarters, and making special investiga- 
tions of water supply and sewage disposal in the base and inter- 
mediate sections of the Services of Supply. 

All the detachments entrained together at Rimaucourt and pro- 
ceeded to their various destinations. The work to be done was 
nearly everything in the engineering line, — the construction of 
barracks, water Hnes, pumping plants, sewers, roads, reservoirs, 
and railroad; the installation of electrical equipment and wiring, 
quarrying, and the operation of everything in the line of machinery 
from road rollers to stationary steam pumping plants. For the 
first time we were happy. Nearly every man was at his own 
work or something approximating it, and there was not the I'estraint 
incident to miUtary formation. The actual labor in the hospital 
construction was done by Spanish, Portuguese, and French, al- 
though after a couple of months several American negro labor 
battalions were assigned to each hospital group. The men of 
Company C were used as foremen, except on those classes of work 
where skilled mechanical labor was required. 

The hospitals at Mars and at Mesves were two of the largest 
in the world; each had a capacity of 20 000 beds in permanent 
buildings and wooden barracks, a crisis expansion of 20 000 beds 
in tents, and convalescent camp capable of holding four or five 
thousand more. At Allerey and Beaune all the water was secured 
from wells dug and bored by Company C men, and the entire 



48 HISTORY OF THE 20TH ENGINEERS. 

water supply and sewage system, as well as the electric generating 
plant and all wiring, was installed by our detachments. The 
hospital at Joue-le-Tours was built to accommodate 2 000 patients 
in permanent buildings, with tent space for 2 000 additional and 
500 convalescents. The detachment at that station installed 
the water-supply system and all interior plumbing. The water 
was secured from two 600-ft. wells drilled by our men. From 
time to time, detachments were sent out to points in various base 
sections to drive wells for other hospitals and camps. The worth 
of Company C men in the hospital construction is shown by the 
following extract from a letter to the section engineer from Lieut.- 
Col. Huston at Mesves. The letter was written after the detach- 
ment had I'eceived orders to report to St. Aignan, preparatory to 
going to the front. 

" The departure of the 26th Engineers who have been on this 
work since the early part of May and formed a big portion of 
what organization there has been here, will leave a big hole in our 
forces. Among these men are represented the following trades 
and their places should be filled at once . . ." 

" Unless all these important places are filled with competent 
men at once, we almost might as well shut down." 

" Right off the reel we will be crippled in dehveries of material 
and the water supply of the hospital will h? in jeopardy, and 
without master mechanics our machinery will be laid up for want 
of drivers." 

The following letter is self-explanatory: 

American Expeditionary Forces 

Base Hospital No. 26, A.P.O. 717, 2 Aug. 18 

Lt.-Col. W. H. Artley, Q.M.C., N.A., A.P.O. 717 
Dear Sir: 

Again yesterday and last night, in an emergency which taxed the powers of 
Base Hospital No. 26 to the utmost, your splendid corps gave us the touch 
of the shoulder. Your men voluntarily worked alongside our men, rendering 
invaluable services throughout the day and night. 

Permit me to again thank them and you for your generous assistance. 

Respectfully, 

A. A. Law, Major, M.R.C., Comdg. 

1st Ind. 
Engr. Off. in Charge construction — Allery — .3 Aug. 18 — To CO. Det. 
Co. C 26th Engrs. — Allerey 

1. The above thanks are due you and your detachment. 

W. H. Artley, Lt.-Col, Q.M.C., N.A. 



COMPANY C. 



49 



Company C did not confine its good work to physical labor 
alone, it " adopted '' ten French orphans, which was announced 
b}^ the Stars and Stripes as the A.E.F. record for a single company. 

Lieut. Shafer is the only officer in Company C who was not 
nicknamed by the men. We had the " Boy Scout," " CharUe 
Chaphn," '' Jess," " Benny," and the '' K.O.," but '' Tilly " was 
'" Tilh' " to the officers only. Here are a few questions to ask 




Completed Water Purification Plaxt at Euvezin (Meurthe-et- 

Moselle). 
Pumping equipment protected by means of sandbags and rock against 
aerial bombing. 

our officers should you ever meet with them again: Ask " Tilly " 
about the M.P. and the nurse at ^lars. Ask " Rocko," sometimes 
known as " Charlie Chaplin," how he got his arm broken at 
;Mesves. Ask " Jess " to tell you the story of the high hat, the 
pair of pajamas, and the barracks roof at Beaune. There is a 
stoiy told of a short, stout man, slightly bald, who insisted upon 
sitting on the railread track at the road crossing at Rimaucourt, 
to count the stars. 

September 16, 1918, the various detachments received an order 
to proceed to St. Aignan (Loire et Cher) for training in gas defense 
and to receive all necessaiy equipment preparatory^ to going to the 
front. From St. Aignan, however, 1 officer and 9 men went back 



50 HISTORY OF THE 26TH ENGINEERS. 

to Mesves and 5 men to Mars, to help break in the men who were 
to relieve them. The rest of the Company entrained on Septem- 
ber 28, and had its first taste of " Hommes — 36, Chevaux — 8." 
We spent one night on the train, a night at the barracks in Tours, 
a night in the French barracks at St. Dizier, and finally arrived at 
Clermont-en-Argonne, 5.30 a.m., October 2, to take up work, 
along with Companies D, E, and F, as army engineer troops 
(water supply) , American First Army. 

The first day at Clermont we saw several air fights and heard 
the continuous noise of the Argonne offensive. The Company was 
billeted in an old French hospital. The latter was situated on 
one of the main roads to the front, and from daylight until dark 
a continuous stream of loaded trucks passed the door. In one day, 
our friend, the M.P. at the corner, said he counted over four 
thousand trucks between daylight and dark. 

Immediately after arrival at Clermont, detachments were sent 
out to various points in the northern sector of the First Army 
Water Supply Service, to assist Companies E, F, and D in the 
installation of water points required to supply troops engaged in 
the Argonne-Meuse offensive. One detachment of 25 men, in 
charge of Lieut. Wells, crossed the Meuse River north of Verdun 
and at Brabant joined a party from Company D. The first night 
they pitched " pup " tents, but before morning were in the deepest 
dugout they could find. By the next night they w^ere installed 
in a palatial German dugout, excavated from solid rock and con- 
taining 42 bunks. This was home during the remainder of their 
five weeks' stay at Brabant. During this time, several canvas 
reservoii's were installed, one very complete gravity water point 
was constructed at Brabant, and pipe was laid for a similar one at 
Consenvoye. Though under shell fire during the entire period, 
not a single man was wounded. 

Another detachment, under Lieut. Willard, put in a 15 000- 
gal. wood stave tank, centrifugal pumping plant, and standard 
gage locomotive filling station at Varennes. In that detachment 
were Eraser and Metheney who slept in the same dugout. Before 
the Hun had been pushed back out of range he used to send" over 
a few " H.E.'s " every night. Well, one night they were dropping 
in the vicinity of Eraser's and Metheney's ahii. One landed near 



COMPANY C. 51 

enough to jar them up quite a bit. In a minute or so Matt began 
to swear in a relieved tone of voice. Naturally, Fraser inquired 
wh^^ the rehef. '' Well," said Matt, " those dam' rats scare me 
to death, and now that last G.I. can chased them away." 

Reconnaissance work was done by Lieut. Shafer in the vicinity 
of Montfaucon, tracing out German water-supply systems. 

On October 18 the Company moved by trucks to Ancemont, 
where it was joined a few days later by the detachments from 
Mars, Mesves, and Joue-le-Tours. The Company was now given 
full responsibility for a sector for the First Army along the front 
east of Souilly (Meuse) and extending seven kilometers north of 
Verdun. This area had been developed by the French Second 
Army Water Service during the Verdun offensive and required 
but Httle in the way of new installations to supply the American 
troops now occupying it. 

Previously, Company D, 37th Engineers (acting temporarily 
as water-supply troops), and Company A, 26th Engineers, had 
been operating in this area. 

Two new installations were made, however, one in the Luxem- 
burg Forest, consisting of a triplex pump, more than a mile of 
pipe line, three metal tanks, and hydrants at various points in the 
woods. The other installation involved a pump, reservoir, and 
pipe-hne system, distributing water to the First Army Head- 
quarters barracks at Souill}^ The principal work of the Com- 
pany, however, was the operation of pumping plants turned over 
by the French, of which there were fifteen, and the patrolling of 
all of the gravity water points. 

That was when we sat on the world. With a nice pump house 
(and those French pump houses are "jake"), a nearby ration 
" dump," and for variety, a couple of air battles every day, we 
wanted nothing more. The ration " dump " was a real necessity, 
for the rations we drew from Company Headquarters were a joke. 
Do you remember the time you drew 2 lb. of flour, 4 lb. of coffee, 
5 cans of monkey meat or " willie," a few odd cans of tomatoes, 
a couple of loaves of bread and 7 rolls of paper, to last 6 men 
four days? 

One day while we were at Ancemont, a cable came for a certain 
Sergeant 1st Class, saying that he was the proud possessor of 



52 HISTORY OF THE 26TH ENGINEERS. 

twins. The Sergeant was out on D.S. and could not })e easily 
reached. It happened that one of our lieutenants met him, in a 
few days, and told him the news; but wanting to break it gently, 
he said it was triplets. Max beheved him, too, and wrote home 
immediately saying how glad he was. When he got back to head- 
quarters and got the official cable — well, that is another story. 

Along about the 8th of November, we heard some rumors of an 
Armistice, but, as usual, no one put much stock in it. On the 
11th most of us knew that firing was supposed to stop at eleven 
o'clock. Some few on duty very near the front knew nothing of 
the Armistice, so when firing ceased at the apoointed hour, one 
can easily imagine their thoughts. Two of the boys, stuck away 
out in the woods, thought it was a German trick, and when they 
heard all the celebrating around them and saw flares going up 
in broad daylight, they gathered up all the ammunition they could 
find and hiked for the nearest shell hole. 

By the 17th of November all detachments were recalled, and 
we were relieved from duty with the First Army, and ordered to 
report for duty with the Third Army (Army of Occupation) . The 
Company was split into two detachments, one being attached to 
the 1st Engineers, 1st Division, and the other to the 6th Engineers, 
3d Division. On the afternoon of the 17th we started on our 
hike to Coblenz, with Lieut. Shafer in command of one detach- 
ment and Lieut. Willard in command of the other. With Lieut. 
Shafer were Lieuts. Loughran, Sheldon, and Chandler; and with 
Lieut. Willard were Lieuts. Benedict and Loughlin; while Capt. 
Stickney maintained liaison between Third Army Headquarters 
and the two detachments. 

The route of the first detachment was as follows: 

November 17 — Haudiamont. 

18 — Etain. 

19 — Piennes. 

20 — Audun-le-Roman. 

21 — Bettemburg (Grand Duchj- of Luxemburg). 

22 — Wormeldingen. 

At Wormeldingen (or Wormeldange) the detachment rested 
until December 1, having a reasonably good time. Of course we 
had drill, but after drill one could easily exchange a loaf of bi-ead 



COMPANY C. 53 

or a piece of soap for heaucoup " schnapps." It is said that a cake 
of^soap or two loaves of bread was good for three months' lodging. 
No wonder we ran short! On December 1 this detachment 
crossed the Moselle River into Germam- and marched to Wirges, 
billeting overnight in the following towns: 

December 1 — Wawern. 

2 — Gasel (passing through Trier). 

3 — Mehring. 

4 — Trittenheim. 

5 — Zeltingen. 

6 — Enkirch. 

7 and 8 — Briedel. 
9 — Leisenich. 

10 and 11 — Morshausen. 

12 — Lay. 

13 — Coblenz. 

14 — Wirges (crossing the Rhine at 7 a.m.). 

On the 16th the detachment was relieved from duty with the 
1st Engineers and returned to Coblenz (Neuendorf). 

The second detachment followed the route indicated below, 
billeting at the towns named: 

November 17 — ManheuUes. 

18 — Jeandelize. 

19 — Briey. 

20 — Rosslingen. 

21 — Beauregard. 

22 — Kechingen. 

23 to December 1 — ■ Evange. 
December 1 — Kirf . 

2 — Hentern. 

3 — Rinefeld. 

4 — Idar Briick (the night spent in the pine woods, where each 

man cooked his own supper). 

5 — Hottenbach. 

6 and 7 — Manhausen. 

8 — Argenthal. 

9 to 14 — Bacharach. 
15 and 16 — Overspay. 

The two detachments Avere reunited at Coblenz (Neuendorf). 
Our hike was a long one, but now that it is over we are glad we 
had it. The reception we got from the German people was very 



54 HISTORY OF THE 26TH ENC7INEERS. 

good. Naturally it would be — they are not all fools. Even 
though we knew they hated us, it was more pleasant to be received 
with smiles, " Moselwein " and an open house, than to have them 
show their real feelings. No, we have no fault to find with their 
hospitality, even though it was forced. One feature of German 
Kultur that we saw was the great number of children. Every 
village had droves of them between the ages of one and four years. 

The country traversed during the march was beautiful, and the 
temperature ideal for hiking. From Ancemont we started out 
with full packs, but from Dieue our trail was marked, first by sou- 
venirs, then by those useless condiment cans, and finally by under- 
wear and even guns — everj^thing one could possibly do without. 
The first night spent in Luxemburg (especially for the detach- 
ment at Bettemburg) was large and glorious. We were the first 
American soldiers the inhabitants had seen, and we were hailed as 
" deliverers." Jimmy Conn was quite the hit of the evening at 
the dance given in our honor at Bettemburg. Jimmy looks very 
well in a high silk hat and a frock coat. Resounding bumps and 
thuds were heard as some of us alighted from the water wagon. 

The 19th of December Company C entrained at Coblenz and 
proceeded to Sorcy-sur-Meuse by waj^ of Metz. We had with us 
two German boys who said that they were going to America also. 
One of them got as far as Bourg, but there he was arrested as an 
enemy and sent back. Sorcy, you will remember, is the town 
where "Scotty" sprained his ankles when he tried to convince a 
husky buck private that Company C had done more to win the 
war than many divisions. The billets at Sorcy were the worst 
we ever had. After real beds in Germany, or at least a dry, warm 
floor, the cold barns with their soaking wet hay were awful. 
We won't say anything about the Christmas dinner we had. The 
sooner it is forgotten, the better! 

Monday, the 30th, Company C, together with the rest of the 
regiment, entrained for Bordeaux, under orders for embarkation 
to the United States. 

The following men of Company C recei\ed commissions as 
second lieutenants: Private First Class Robert L. Weed, F.A.; 
Sergt. Howard G. Sheldon, Engineers; Sergt. David S. Thompson, 
Engineers; Sergt. Homer E. Young, Engineers; Sergt. Frazee J. 



COMPANY C. 



55 



Young, Engineers; Sergt. Robt. V. Chandler, M.T.C.; Sergt. 
L. V. Ellingsworth, Engineers; Sergt. First Class Lucien G. 
Hughes, Engineers; Sergt. James E. Blake, Engineers; Private 
First Class Royal N. Howard, Engineers; Sergt. Matt Finger, 
A.S.C. 



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Water- Pttrificatiox Truck (" Sterilab ")• 
Pumping and filtering equipment in rear, chlorination equipment in center, 
and laboratory space in forward portion of housing. 




Looking into Rear of Water-Purificatiox 

Truck (" Sterilab "). 

Pressure filter tank at left. 



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COMPANY D. 57 



COMPANY D. 

Company D, 26th Engineers, was the fourth company of the 
Regiment to be organized. It had its origin in what was known as 
the " Casual Compan}'," formed December 10, 1917, from enhsted 
men initially attached to Company C, 26th Engineers. Capt. 
OUver F. Allen was assigned to command this Casual Company, 
aided, from the 21st of December, by 1st Lieut. Ralph Neufeld, 
who was temporarily on duty with the Company. At first the 
organization had a strength of about 125 men, all voluntarily en- 
listed and recruited in large part from the oil fields of California, 
On December 21, 1917, this Casual Company was officially desig- 
nated as Company D, 26th Engineers, and on Januar^^ 6, 1918, 
Capt. (then 1st Lieut.) John C. Pritchard was placed in command, 
with 1st. Lieut. Fred S. Wells and 2d Lieuts. Raymond Foulkrod 
and Glenn R. Stevens as the first regularly assigned officers. 
Lieut. Neufeld was at the same time relieved from further duty 
with the Compan3^ 

In passing through the various stages of military training, the 
organization encountered more than the usual difficulties. For 
over six weeks the Company was in quarantine because of the 
prevalence of measles, and, in addition, had to contend with the 
discomforts of an unusually severe winter. But the officers were 
always well seconded by the never-failing good spirits and hearty 
cooperation of the men. Early in January a school was started, 
under the direction of Lieut. Pritchard, for candidates for positions 
as non-commissioned officers. Great interest was manifested in 
this school, and much excellent material was developed. " Ser- 
geant Hill " was chased all over the battlefield of Gettj-sburg by 
these embryo tacticians, and rescued from many embarrassing 
situations. 

Practical military instruction was given to all the men every 
day, beginning with the school of the soldier and continuing 
through the school of the squad, platoon, and company. Company 
athletics were also very popular. A very successful baseball team 
was organized, under the leadership of Sergt. Roth. 



58 HISTORY OF THE 26TH ENGINEERS. 

On January 25, 1918, 2d Lieut. James R. Rosenfeld was 
assigned to the Company. Other changes in the commissioned 
personnel about this time were as follows: 1st Lieut. John C. 
Pritchard was commissioned captain February 14, 1918; Capt. 
(then 1st Lieut.) T. B. Parker attached February 11, 1918, and 
assigned February 20, 1918; 1st Lieut. F. S. Wells transferred to 
duty with Company C, February 20, 1918; 1st Lieut. Harvey T. 
Munn assigned to the Company February 17, 1918. In the mean- 
time the number of enhsted men was steadily increasing until on 
February 20, 1918, there were, assigned and attached, approxi- 
mately 320 men. Eighty-five of these men were transferred to 
become the nucleus of Company E, leaving about 235 men in the 
organization, which number was later reduced by transfers to 
about 200 men. Company D was then again gradually built up 
to strength. 

During this period each man was taught the care and nomen- 
clature of the rifle, and was also required to pass a series of tests in 
sighting and aiming, assembhng, loading, and firing his piece. At 
the completion of these tests the Company spent a total of six 
days on the rifle range. 

About this time another series of changes took place among the 
commissioned personnel, from which the Company emerged with 
the officers who took it overseas. These changes were as foHows: 
1st Lieut. Gash was assigned to the Company May 11, 1918, 
reheved May 19, 1918; 1st Lieut. H. T. Munn relieved from 
further duty May 11, 1918; 1st Lieut. R. P. Hastings assigned to 
the Company May 19, 1918; 2d Lieut. R. Foulkrod appointed 
supply officer of Company May 11, 1918, and commissioned first 
lieutenant May 23, 1918; 1st Lieut. William C. Colgan, Sanitary 
Corps, attached to the Company during the month of April, 1918. 
This left the Company with the following officers: Capt. John C. 
Pritchard, 1st Lieut. Russell P. Hastings, 1st Lieut. Theodore B. 
Parker, 1st Lieut. Raymond Foulkrod, 2d Lieut. James R. Rosen- 
feld, 2d Lieut. Glenn R. Stevens, 1st Lieut. William C. Colgan, 
Sanitary Corps (attached). 

Regimental Headquarters and Company D left barracks at 
Camp Dix for overseas at 12.30 a.m., June 22, 1918, entrained at 
the Camp Dix railroad station, arrived at Hoboken about seven 



COMPANY D. 59 

o'clock the next morning, and boarded the transport President 
Grant the same da}' at noon. That afternoon the ship dropped 
down the bay, but trouble soon developed in the refrigerating 
plant and she returned next day to the Hoboken docks. The 
Company disembarked and proceeded by ferry and train to Camp 
Mills, Long Island. Here it remained a long week, but reembarked 
on the same vessel June 29 and finally left port on the 30th. 

The weather on the voyage was delightful. Fifteen transports 
with 1 cruiser and 4 destroyers started the voyage together. Later, 
a transport caught fire and another, with 2 destroyers, dropped 
back to give her aid, so that finally only 13 transports, 1 cruiser, 
and 2 destroyers remained in the convo}'. Two days out from 
Brest the convoy was met by 11 more destroyers, and on the 
evening of July 12 Brest Harbor was entered, — the transports in 
single file, with a line of destro3'ers on either side. It was a sight 
never to be forgotten. 

On the way across the ocean the men of Company D drew the 
dehghtful task of acting as mess attendants and guardians to about 
2 500 gentlemen of color, fresh from the cotton fields of Alabama 
and Louisiana. For the first time, it was realized that " the Army 
is democratic." Drills for '' abandon ship " were held each day, 
and once within the danger zone every person on board ship had 
to be at his " abandon ship " station from 2.30 a.m. until dayhght. 

The Company debarked the morning after making port, and 
marched to Pontanezen Barracks, the so-called " rest " camp. 
Four days later it entrained for Baccarat on the French front in 
the Department of Meurthe-et-Moselle, in response to a call for 
water-supply troops to serve American divisions operating there 
with the French. After four days and nights in French box cars 
(each posted to carry " 8 horses or 40 men "), the Company de- 
trained and went into billets in the small town of Deneuvre, just 
across the Meurthe River from Baccarat. Here the first taste of 
war was had when the town was bombed on several occasions by 
German planes. 

Before the Company got to work in the Baccarat sector, a still 
greater need arose for water-supply troops in the Chateau-Thierry 
sector, where the III U. S. Corps was operating as a part of the 
French Sixth Army, While these matters were being straightened 



60 HISTORY OF THE 26TH ENGINEERS. 

out at First Army Headquarters, the Company remained at 
Deneuvre in comparative idleness for over a week. Finally orders 
were received to move again, and after a tiresome journey lasting 
three days and nights the outfit detrained August 4, at Nanteuil- 
sur-Marne, 20 kilometers downstream from Chateau-Thierry. 
Since the railroad line direct from Baccarat through Nancy to 
Chateau-Thierry along the Marne River had recently been cut 
by the enemy, it was necessary to take a more round-about route 
through Paris. This made it possible to see a little more of France, 
but all that was visible, from the railroad yards at the eastern edge 
of Paris, was the top of the Eiffel Tower. 

On August 8 the Company was marched out of Nanteuil-sur- 
Marne, along the north bank of the Marne, and camped for the 
night at Gland, just above Chateau-Thierry. On the following 
day, Fere-en-Tardenois was reached. This was the first march 
of any extent the Company had taken in France and it left many 
men, and some officers, with sore feet. At Fere-en-Tardenois the 
Company was split into two detachments, Lieuts. Parker and 
Rosenfeld with 100 men going to Coulonges, while the remainder 
went to Sergy under command of Capt. Pritchard. 

This entire area had very recently been vacated by the enemy, 
who, at the close of the great Chateau-Thierry counter-offensive, 
had been driven back from the Marne to the line of the Vesle. 
The region was thoroughly devastated. Here, therefore, was 
actually begun the work for which the Regiment had been formed, 
namely, that of supplying water to troops at the front. Water 
was found to be very plentiful, but it was necessary to safeguard 
it against contamination and to make it available for both men 
and animals. Repairs were made to the water systems of ruined 
villages, and also to French Army water points, installed previous 
to the German drive and subsequently destroyed. New sources 
of supply were developed where necessary, points for filling water 
carts estabhshed along the main roads, watering troughs built, 
wells cleaned and repaired, and pumps installed. 

The Company was now attached to the III U. S. Corps, and 
accordingly came under the authority of the Corps Engineer. How- 
ever, since this Corps operated tactically under the French Sixth 
Army, much of the work was carried on under the direction of 



COMPANY D. 61 

Lieut. Bonnevalle of the " Service des Eaux," who commanded 
a detachment of French Army water-supply troops operating 
in the same territory. It was really Lieut. Bonnevalle who intro- 
duced the Company to the World War, and the ceremony could 
not have been placed in better hands. 

Meanwhile a call for more water-supply troops had come from 
American First Army Headquarters, which had meanwhile been 
shifted from La Ferte-sous-Jouarre on the Marne to Neuf chateau 
(Vosges), for plans were already being made for an attack on the St. 
Mihiel saHent. Orders were received for one half of Company D 
to move to the Toul front as rapidly as possible. Hence August 20, 
1918, Lieut. Stevens was transferred to the 2d Detachment, under 
Lieut. Parker, and on the 21st, at 2.30 p.m., Capt. Pritchard, with 
Lieuts. Hastings and Foulkrod and 130 men, left Sergy in trucks. 
On reaching Pagney-sur-Meuse, Lieut. Hastings was ordered to 
special duty under the Water Supply Officer at First Army Engi- 
neer Headquarters and never rejoined the Company. The remain- 
der of the detachment reached Griscourt at 11.00 p.m., August 23, 
and started work the next day on a 5-kilometer 4-in. pipe hne, to 
furnish water to troops in the Foret de Puvenelle, which was at 
that time being used, because of the concealment offered, as a 
concentration point for troops in preparation for the St. Mihiel 
drive. 

One hundred men of Company A and 150 men of Com- 
pany B, 27th Engineers, together with 75 men from Company 
E, 26th Engineers, were attached to the 1st Detachment of Com- 
pany D, making a total of about 450 men under the direction of 
Capt. Pritchard. Water points were installed throughout the 
forward area, to take care of the tremendous concentration of 
men and animals. The men worked with the greatest willingness, 
night and day. They were under intermittent shell fire from the 
German batteries, but luckily no casualties resulted. By the 
time of the St. Mihiel drive, on the morning of September 12, the 
water-supply situation of the sector had been vastly improved. 

Four advance parties, of 20 men and one wagon each, were 
started out the morning of the " drive," to follow the infantry 
advance and do everything possible to supply water within the 
captured territory. The transport for these parties had to be 




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obtained from one of the French auxihary services, whose personnel 
was made up entirely of old men. The two- wheeled French carts 
with spreading sides were anything but the proper sort of con- 
veyance for the tools and rations, but they were the best that 
could be had at the time. When the cart was in working condi- 
tion the horses or drivers were not, and vice versa. Altogether 
they were a source of much amusement to the men, and an account 
of the accidents to them would fill many pages. However, valu- 
able work was accomplished by these advance parties, including 
the installation of canvas reservoirs to be filled by tank trains and 
the repair of the water systems of Thiaucourt and other recaptured 
villages. 

Hardly had the St. Mihiel attack ended, and hardl}^ had the 
organization of the captured area been begun, when the 1st Detach- 
ment, and in fact, both detachments, of Company D were in 
demand in an area miles distant. For the Boche was to be given 
no rest, and the American First Army was to strike in the entirely 
new Argonne-Meuse sector — new from the viewpoint of occupancy 
by American troops. And this attack must needs be made within 
two weeks after the beginning of the St. Mihiel drive! So it was 
that on September 17 the entire 1st Detachment was reassembled 
and on the evening of the 18th departed by motor truck for the 
Argonne-Meuse front. Travehng only at night to avoid detection 
by hostile aeroplanes (for the large troop movement had to be 
made as secretly as possible), the detachment arrived at Jouy-en- 
Argonne at midnight of the 19th. There the men wei'e surprised 
to find awaiting them their fellows of the 2d Detachment, from 
whom they had parted in the Chateau-Thierry sector. 

While the 1st Detachment was in the St. Mihiel sector, the 2d 
Detachment was having varied experiences along the line of the 
Vesle. It maintained headquarters in some old French barracks 
at Coulonges, but occasional attentions from hostile planes and 
batteries forced it to sleep in dugouts in a nearby hillside. Work- 
ing parties were sometimes under shell fire, but fortunately no one 
was hurt. This detachment remained in the sector for one month 
and established semi-permanent water points for men and animals 
as far north as Chery-Chartreuve and' Courmont. Orders were 
then received to move with the HI U. S. Corps to the Argonne- 



64 HISTORY OF THE 26TH ENGINEERS. 

Meuse front, and on September 11 the detachment entrained at 
Dormans, on the Marne. Detraining at Souilly (Meuse), near 
Verdun, September 12, at 3.00 a.m., the detachment marched a 
few kilometers north and went into camp near Lempire. 

The detachment was then detached from III Corps and directed 
to report to Chief Engineer, American First Arm}'. Some diffi- 
culty then arose in securing definite instructions, but on Septem- 
ber 16 Capt. F. W. Scheidenhelm, as Water Supph' Officer, First 
Army, appeared with orders for the command to move to Jouy- 
en-Argonne. Setting out shortly before midnight, this destination 
was reached before daylight the next morning. 

After the arrival of Capt. Pritchard with the 1st Detachment 
during the night of September 19, the whole Company moved to 
some old French gun emplacements near Dombasle-en-Argonne. 

Preparations were at once made for supplying water to troops 
and animals, before and during the expected Argonne-Meuse 
offensive. Although now operating as army troops, the Com- 
pany sector remained approximatel}^ that of the III Corps and 
extended along the front for about 10 kilometers west from the 
Meuse River. 

While waiting for Company F to arrive from the St. Mihiel 
front, 90 men under Lieuts. Parker and Rosenfeld were sent to 
Auzeville to start the work in the district or sector (on the left) 
assigned to Company F. These men had rather a stiff time of it. 
One detachment of 16 men, under Corp. LeGrand, was on duty 
in the Foret de Hesse for seven days and nights with very little to 
eat. 

These detachments had nearly all returned to the Company by 
September 25, when 4 advance parties of 20 men each were formed 
to follow the infantry attack, which was to take place the next 
morning at daylight. These 4 parties were commanded respectively 
by Lieuts. Parker, Rosenfeld, Stevens, and Sergt. First Class 
Taggart. Each party was equipped with an escort wagon drawn 
by 4 mules; all left Company Headquarters during the afternoon 
of September 26, 1918. 

The parties camped the first night at Montzeville, and the 
following morning each party advanced toward its respective 
portion of the Company sector. In order to accomplish this it 



COMPANY D. 65 

was necessaiy to cross the strip of country which had been laid 
w^aste by the previous four years of hard fighting north of Verdun. 
This area included such historic localities as Hill 304 and " Le 
IMort Homme " (Dead Man's Hill) and was pitted and furrowed 
to an unbelievable extent. This old No Man's Land had been 
crossed by our infantry the previous day and was now securely 
held. After great difficulty the four parties finally emerged beyond 
the old German trench systems and took up positions from which 
they could work throughout the country behind the front line. 
Lieut. Stevens located at a point on the former Forges-Bethin- 
court road, Lieut. Rosenfeld at Bethincourt, Lieut. Parker near 
Gercourt, and Sergt. Taggart near Cuisy. Lieut. Rosenfeld sub- 
sequently moved up to a point west of Gercourt. 

The next few days were spent by the advance parties in an 
endeavor to develop such water points as would most quickly 
supply the immediate demands of nearbj'" units. Gasoline- 
engine-driven pumps, hand pumps, elevated tanks, and canvas 
reservoirs were used at various places. Where no local source of 
supply was found, water was hauled from the rear in motor tank 
trucks. Mobile purification trucks were also used to good advan- 
tage, and where possible they were later replaced by semi- 
permanent installations. The first complete water points were 
established at Bethincourt and at Moulin de Raffecourt, between 
Bethincourt and Forges. These water points comprised gasoline- 
engine-driven pumps, elevated steel tanks, automatic chlorinators, 
cart-filling stations, and horse-watering troughs. Thej^ were used 
very extensively, that at Bethincourt furnishing a daily average 
of 20 000 gal. for a period of more than a month. Similar water 
points were later established at Cuisy and Septsarges. 

All supplies, rations, etc., were sent to the advance parties by 
trucks from Company Headquarters. The roads were almost 
impassable, and often were blocked by traffic. It required hard 
work on the part of the drivers to keep their trucks moving. 
Sergt. First Class Fadler personally conducted most of the supplies 
through the wilderness of poor roads and traffic, and Sergt. First 
Class Roth was responsible for keeping the trucks in operation. 

Meanwhile the infantry had fought their way across the Meuse 
River and had obtained a foothold on its eastern bank. Hence 



66 HISTORY OF THE 26TH ENGINEERS. 

on October 10 Lieut. Parker and a few men crossed the river at 
Consenvoye and established themselves in dugouts on the bank 
of the canal near Brabant. Here they were joined by a detach- 
ment from Company C under 1st Lieut. Fred S. Wells, and imme- 
diately started work, A mobile purification truck was moved into 
Consenvoye, but damage by shell fire soon caused its removal. 

Company Headquarters were itioved to Bethincourt, October 12, 
and established in a dugout hidden in the ruins of the village. 
About this time Company M of the 59th Pioneer Infantry (a 
former neighbor at Camp Dix) was attached to the Company, 
bringing the total strength of the command up to approximately 
500 men. The Pioneer Infantry was used mainly on ditching and 
paving, thus releasing some of Company D's skilled men from the 
pick and shovel. 

On October 18 Capt. Pritchard was transferred to Company E, 
then operating in the Argonne Forest, and Lieut. Parker was 
recalled from across the river to take command of Company D. 
Lieut. Rosenfeld took over the territory east of the Meuse. Sergts. 
First Class McCormick and Hamilton left for Officers' Training 
Camp, and Sergt. Fabian and Corp. Klann to attend Gas Defense 
School. 

On October 26 Company Headquarters were again moved, this 
time to German dugouts in the Bois de Forges. By this time 
there were only two advance parties in the field, one under Lieut. 
Rosenfeld on the east bank of the Meuse, and one west of the river 
under Sergt. Taggart. The latter was preparing to follow the 
next drive northward. 

Thus far, the good luck of the Company had been remarkable, 
but on October 27 Sergt. Taggart reported that five men of his 
party had been wounded the day before, by a high-explosive shell, 
near Nantillois. These men were Sergts. Bustard and Green, 
Privates First Class J. B. Pelphrey and F. C. C. Johnson of Com- 
pany D, and Wagoner Metzger of the 1st Engineer Train. Pri- 
vates Pelphrey and Johnson died from their wounds, October 28. 
On that day, also, a German shell made a direct hit on the cooks' 
dugout at the headquarters camp in the Bois de Forges, and Cook 
Prezlina and Privates Garhartt and Panell were wounded. Cook 
Prezlina, though painfully hurt himself, insisted that Garhartt be 



COMPANY D. 67 

taken care of first, and did everything in his power to aid him. 
All these men were sent to the hospital. Shortly afterward, Cook 
Colby and Privates Foulke and Barrett of Lieut. Rosenfeld's 
part}^ were taken to the hospital suffering from the effects of gas. 
Company M of the 59th Pioneer Infantry had one man killed and 
eight " gassed." All of these were attached to the party oper- 
ating east of the Meuse. 

Meanwhile the water-supply work was progressing. East of the 
Meuse the territory in which it was feasible to work had been very 
narrow, and the first water points to be established were near the 
river and temporary in character. Most of these were later supple- 
mented or replaced by semi-permanent gravity filling stations. 
Tank trucks were used to distribute water to points not served 
directly. West of the Meuse, points previously established were 
maintained and improved, and water was supplied to the Bois de 
Forges from the old German pumping station at Gercoui't. 

On November 5 the stubborn German resistance broke, and our 
infantry advanced so rapidly that it was almost impossible to 
keep up with them. Company Headquarters were moved to 
Liny-devant-Dun on November 9 and remained there until the 
Armistice. Some permanent water points were installed in the 
" jumping off " area for the Army of Occupation, and the city 
water system at Stenay was repaired and put into operation. 
Water points that had been installed for use during the Argonne- 
Meuse offensive were salvaged. The work of salvaging this 
material along the whole front formerly occupied by Companies 
D, E, and F was begun by Company D on November 21 and com- 
pleted within two weeks. 

Along the reconstructed standard-gage railroad running north 
from Verdun, detachments from Company D also constructed a 
series of 12 locomotive-filling stations, extending from Charny 
to Sedan. These were all installed in advance of the railroad 
construction. This work required the placing of parties along 
the whole line, and as a consequence the Company was for a short 
time widely scattered. 

After the conclusion of this work the Company was assembled 
at Liny, and just before Christmas moved to Verdun. While at 
Verdun two very regrettable accidents occurred, one to Wagoner 



68 HISTORY OF THE 26TH ENGINEERS. 

Peterson who was hurt in a motorcj'cle colhsion, and the other to 
Private Capoots who was badly injured by the explosion of a 
one-pound shell. 

While at Liny-devant-Dun, the following additional officers 
were attached to the Company: 2d Lieut. D. S. Thompson, 
Engineers, promoted from sergeant first class, previously with the 
Company C detachment at Brabant; 2d Lieut. F. B. Barns, 
Engineers, promoted from master engineer, junior grade; 1st 
Lieut, Wagner, Sanitary Corps, temporarily attached from 301st 
Water Tank Train; 2d Lieut. W. R. Schoonover, Sanitary Corps, 
promoted from sergeant first class, Sanitary Corps. 

Throughout the work along the Meuse, Lieut. Colgan was 
sanitary officer for the Company, and was responsible for the treat- 
ment of all doubtful water. Under his direction Lieut. Schoonover 
operated the field laboratory and made water analyses, etc. Lieut. 
Foulkrod, as before, continued his work as supply officer and Com- 
pany adjutant. 

On the 31st of December the Company entrained at Verdun, 
and on January 2, 1919, arrived at Bourg-sur-Gironde to await 
transportation back to the United States. By this time the 
strength of the Company had been reduced to about 220 men, 10 
of whom were on detached service. 

In conclusion, it may truthfully be said that a more loj'al and 
willing body of men it would be hard to find than Company D, 
26th Engineers. For almost four months they were continuously 
at the front, without one day of rest in the entire period, and work- 
ing and living under conditions almost identical with those under 
which the divisional engineer troops work and live, whereas the 
divisional troops do have rest periods. Everybody did his bit 
cheerfully and willingly, and to this spirit is due in a large measure 
the surmounting of what at times appeared unsurmountable 
difficulties. 



COMPANY E. 69 



COMPANY E. 

Company E was organized on the 18th of February, 1918. Its 
growth was rapid, having as a nucleus 14 men from the old Spe- 
cialist Detachment, 26th Engineers, and 80 men assigned from 
Company D. With this- body of men, Capt. Arthur Knapp and 
Lieuts. Frank T. Gash, M. M. Maneese, D. M. Forfar, E. M. 
McCutcheon, and F. C. Sellnow began evolving an efficient mili- 
tary organization. They had to deal with raw recruits and in- 
clement weather, but, notwithstanding these conditions, and the 
fact that the number of recruits was ever increasing, it was a well 
trained organization of 241 men that left Camp Dix, together with 
Company F, early on the morning of August 17, 1918. The per- 
Sc lUel of the officers remained the same with the exception of 
Lieut. Maneese, who was transferred to the 54th Engineers, and 
Lieut. McCutcheon, who was replaced by Lieut. Harry Angell. 

The men as they marched to the train, and later as they sat in 
the coaches waiting to move, exhibited a spirit of enthusiasm 
which, though it was sincere, was tempered with a shade of fear 
lest tl i " deck contain a joker " in the form of a sojourn in some 
other camp before sailing. This doubt was not wholly dispelled 
until the two companies were given their respective jolts of real 
Red Cross coffee at the Brookl}^! pier and marched up the gang- 
plank of the Cunard liner Italia. 

Beside Companies E and F of the 26th Engineers, the ship 
carried about 600 Signal Corps recruits, " corn crackers " from 
Arkansas and Missouri, who, due to the fact that they were the 
direct product of a draft board and had had all of several weeks' 
military training, held themselves in a spirit of superior aloofness. 
This engendered no small amount of contempt in the minds of the 
26th " vets," and this contempt was in no way lightened by the 
fact that the " corn crackers " were always first in the mess line. 

In the effort to obtain gastronomic satisfaction in the form of 
doubtful eggs and saltless spuds, served to the monotonous chant 
of the cockney steward of, " Ivie pays, only one piece of bread to 



70 HISTORY OF THE 20TH ENGINEERS. 

the mon," and, " Hurry by, men ! ", it was necessary to file past 
the galleys, wherein was being prepared the food of the officers' 
mess. How well the emanating odor of crisp bacon and " French 
fried " blended with our memories of home and mother's cook- 
ing! It's easy to understand why the British Colonial insists that 
he's British and not English. As for that steward, " God made 
him, and therefore let him live." 

The trip across the Atlantic, aside from the above and a few 
other petty annoyances, was remarkably successful as well as 
uneventful. Better weather and a calmer sea could hardly be 
imagined, and from the standpoint of a sea voyage it had a " Cook's 
Tour " backed off the map. Gambhng on board ship was strictly 
prohibited, hence craps and poker were the popular pastimes. 

It was a great relief for every one after fourteen days of seeing 
the wet side of the world, to again sight land, and Wales at that. 
To those men from the Nevada, California, and Arizona deserts, 
the jagged contour of old Wales brought thoughts of home. On 
the 31st of August we landed at Liverpool at about 9 a.m. After 
getting sea legs accustomed to solid foundation and eyes accus- 
tomed to the different scenery, and after drinking several mugs 
of Lipton's best coffee served by the British Red Cross, the 
members of the Company entrained for Southampton. The trip, 
requiring about eight hours, was one of the most pleasant 
that many had ever experienced. There was mile after mile of 
green, broken only by the stone fences which seemed to have no 
direction or reason for their existence, other than a place to put 
the stones. Quite in contrast with this, were the cities and towns 
along the way, where one saw blocks of red tile houses, sym- 
metrical in every respect and almost monotonous in their same- 
ness. Throughout England the absence of able-bodied men was 
very noticeable. On all sides the women and old men gave assur- 
ance that Kaiser Bill's finish wasn't far off then. 

Arriving at Southampton, the Company marched several miles 
to an English rest camp, which seemed to be operated by American 
Jackies. The following morning the men had their throats ex- 
amined and left at 2.30 p.m. for the dock, at which the Company 
embarked on a speedy little steamer for Le Havre. The comforts 
offered by this boat were similar to those offered by sardine cans 



COMPANY E. 71 

except that the oil was lacking. Nevertheless, it was a ride worth 
the money. Le Havre was reached about 3.30 a.m., and the 
Cornpany disembarked at 8 a.m. The camp to which the men 
were marched, from the standpoint of a landscape artist, was 
ideally located, as it overlooked the major part of the city and 
harbor. From the standpoint of a buck private, however, with 
a rifle and 70-pound pack, it made him wonder what some of the 
real horrors of the war were like. 

Upon arriving at the so-called " rest camp " the men were 
assigned to conical " squad " tents, 12 men to the tent. Then did 
the short man come into his own. The six-footer had his troubles, 
for he could neither stretch out nor curl up. The stay at this 
camp was devoid of any pleasure except that derived from eating 
smoked herring and drinking tea and watching the German pris- 
oners amuse themselves on a trapeze and horizontal bar inside the 
prison camp, while the members of the camp qualified as guests 
of the British by making little I'ocks out of big ones along the roads 
outside the fence. No passes to the city of Le Havre were 
allowed. 

On September 3 there was the customary inspection of quarters 
and equipment by a British colonel. On the following morning 
packs were rolled before breakfast, and, after loafing around all 
day, the Company made a three-mile hike to the station and was 
loaded into French box cars, 30 men to the car, each car containing 
three days' rations. Every one understood that this was the last 
lap of the journey and would end somewhere near the front. The 
men were more or less eager to get back into the little four-wheel 
cages after the sportive frolic at the rest camp. 

At Neuf chateau. Companies E and F parted, Company F going 
to Sorcy (Meuse) and E to Pompey (Meurthe-et-Moselle), at the 
junction of the two rivers, where it arrived at 9 a.m. The men 
loafed around near the station at Pompey for the remainder of the 
day. No one seemed to know why they were there, and no small 
degree of unrest was caused by signs posted everywhere ordering 
gas masks to be worn in the alert position. That apparently did 
not apply to the members of Company E, however, for they had 
neither gas masks nor steel helmets. About dusk the order was 
given to sling packs, and the Company marched about a half mile 



il HISTORY OF THE 2(jTH ENGINEERS. 

north of the town, where " pup " tents were pitched for the night. 

It was here that the rumble of the artillery was heard for the 
first time, coming from the general direction of Metz. After two 
days the Company moved into billets in the town, and the men 
spent their time fixing up the kitchen and poHcing up around the 
billets. Several bloodless battles with John Barleycorn's European 
allies were fought and won here in Pompey. The chief items of 
interest, aside from the good beer that could be purchased in 
town, were, the aeroplanes that were continually tempting the 
local anti-aircraft batteries, and the employees of the big steel 
plant, who were mostly buxom lassies clad in bloomers. 

The reahzation that a war was in progress was forcibly driven 
home a few nights after arriving in Pompey, by a Fritz airman 
who, after taking a few practice shots at the steel plant, pulled 
the end gate and went home. It seems that the Fritz airmen 
had a habit of following up the Moselle River every night, except 
the very brightest moonlight nights, and dropping samples of 
their wares whenever the spirit moved them. It was surprising 
what comparatively small damage those bombs did, although it 
seemed to every one, from the jar and noise of their explosions, 
that there couldn't be much left of the plant. About the only 
protective measures taken against these raids were the shutting 
down of the machinery and causing a smoke screen to envelop 
the plant. The approach of a plane was announced bj' means 
of a siren. A single blast certainly moved the natives to hunt their 
dugouts, and it was not long before every one in the Company 
learned to follow them. The victims of these raids were mostly 
women and children working at the plant. 

A few days after the arrival at Pompey, Capt. Pritchard, then 
of Company D, appeared with an order calling for a detachment 
from Company E. Lieut. Sellnow and 75 men were detailed, 
and assisted Company D as water guards during the St. Mihiel 
drive, where some real action was seen and experienced. 

On September 10 Lieut. Sellnow and men arrived at Griscourt, 
where they spent a few days getting acclimated. On Friday, the 
13th, Lieut. Sellnow and 15 men from the 26th and 27th Engineers, 
with a French cart loaded with water-supply material, started out 
for Bois de Four, about 5 kilometers south of Thiaucourt. The 



COMPANY E. 73 

Bois de Four was well beyond what had been the German front- 
line trenches, and the reverse slope of the hill had been a favorite 
place of residence for the Germans for four years, being honey- 
combed with dugouts. The objective was finally reached, but 
none of the party, as they look back upon the traffic jams and 
steep, sloppj" hill of Regnieville, can figure out just how they did 
it. The Regnieville-Thiaucourt road connecting with the Paris- 
Metz highway passed through what had been No Man's Land for 
four years. The German positions were a labyrinth of trenches 
and a maze of barbed wire, and through the village of Regnieville 
the road was absolutely non-existent. By the following evening, 
the reservoirs, located as they wei'e, just ahead of the heavy 
artillery, had been completed, a water train had arrived, and the 
Water Service was functioning. These reservoirs were located 
in a wooded section, which, according to high authority, was 
scheduled to be blown off the map by the Germans most any old 
time. With this thought ever present in their minds, the feelings 
of the men can easily be imagined, when they were suddenly 
raised off the ground by the report of a battery of 6-in. howitzers 
situated in the nearby woods. Lieut. Sellnow and 8 men left the 
main detachment in the woods and proceeded to Thiaucourt. 
Here an investigation of the city water sj^stem was made and the 
damage done by the retreating Germans repaired. 

It was about this time that Sergts. Baker and Gingrich, in 
charge of the detachment assisting Company D, chafing under 
the restraint imposed by their responsibility', threw restraint and 
discretion aside and decided to see a little of the war themselves. 
Leaving the " gang " in charge of corporals, and with no little 
lateral play in their knees, they started out in the general direction 
of the front. Their indomitable courage and strategic ability 
were rewarded by what was probably the first important capture 
accorded to Company E. Without shedding a drop of red blood, 
these two men captured, single-handed, one German canteen 
filled with a Milwaukee odor. 

On September 17 the Company was reassembled at Pompey, 
and that same night left in Mack motor trucks for Les Islettes- 
en-Argonne, traveling by night in the rain and sleeping by day. 
They arrived at Les Islettes early on the morning of September 20. 



74 HISTORY OF THE 1>(JTH ENGINEERS. 

Here they rolled in for the remainder of the night in some deserted 
buildings. One experiences rather a creepy feeling when ordered 
to wear a gas mask in the alert position, at the same time Ijeing 
forbidden to light even a cigarette, when he can neither hear nor 
see anything to cause alarm. The men found out, the next morn- 
ing, that they were among the very first American soldiers in that 
town, and were only 5 miles from the front-line trenches. 

This sudden shift from Pompey to Les Islettes was a great ex- 
perience for all who took part in it. The American First Army, 
under which all of Company E's work was performed, immediately 
after the successful St. Mihiel offensive, was shifted across the area 
west of Verdun, the troops, guns, and trucks moving at night. 
Only " holding " troops were left on the scene of the St. Mihiel 
drive. The result of the secrecy with which the move was com- 
pleted was apparent in the complete success of the ensuing offen- 
sive. There is probably no question that the Germans knew an 
offensive was coming, but they were utterly unprepared for an 
attack of the magnitude whifh developed, and at so early a date. 

A few days after arrival at Les Islettes, the Company having 
been assigned to Les Islettes district corresponding with the 
I Corps area, 4 advance parties were equipped and sent out to 
follow the impending drive and establish the necessary water 
points. Each party consisted of 1 lieutenant and 20 men. One 
of these parties followed up the valley of the Aire River, one along 
the ridge of the Foret d'Argonne, one in the valley of the Aisne, 
and the fourth on the hills east of the Aisne. These parties 
remained in the field practically without relief for 49 days, estab- 
lishing water points, investigating water of doubtful sources, and, 
in general, doing everything within their power to keep the dough- 
boys from getting thirsty and the guns from getting too hot. 

The work of the pioneer parties was arduous and not without 
hazard. Their task was that of performing skilled labor in the 
territory which received the full l^enefit of the German back-area 
shelling, without protection and without the excitement and satis- 
faction of striking back. The party in the Aire Valley and on 
the hills to the east followed up the 42d and 35th Divisions in the 
hard fighting that resulted in the capture of Varennes, Cheppy, 
Charpentry, Fleville, and Exermont, the latter being a particu- 



76 HISTORY OF THE 26TH ENGINEERS. 

larly unhealthy spot. The party in the Argonne Forest had a 
different condition to meet. The topography of that portion 
of the forest north of Les Islettes is in general a ridge or backbone 
which carries the main road through the forest in a generally 
north and south direction. Very deep ravines, with exceedingly 
steep sides, lead away to the east and west of the ridge. Water 
was abundant in the ravines but very scarce on the ridge, and 
the mission of this party was to make water accessible to the 
ridge road, which they succeeded in doing. Most of the service 
in this sub-area was for the benefit of the 77th Division. 

Great difficulty was experienced in rationing these pioneer parties 
from Company Headquarters. The Company transportation 
was meager, consisting of four motor trucks which had an annoy- 
ing habit of all breaking down at one and the same time. Con- 
tinual rain through October made travel through the forest a matter 
of great difficulty, while the congestion of traffic on the roads east 
and west of the forest made a day's work out of a journey of a few 
miles. Consequently, it took at least two days to carry food to 
all of the parties and water guards. However, the pioneer parties 
proved capable of taking care of themselves, and, at times, when 
the Company ration trucks were delayed, " rustled " rations from 
the nearest organization. Divisions were uniformly generous 
to the pioneer parties, upon learning the nature of their work. 
They were ready to swap " bread " for water. 

Though it may not seem so to the reader, it is nevertheless true 
that one of the most provoking things the pioneer parties had to 
put up with was the transport furnished. This, in nearly all 
cases, consisted of a strong, heavily built combat wagon and a 
dandy set of 4-up harness. More to keep this harness from drag- 
ging than for any other reason, four little hj^brids, resembling 
Jersey mosquitoes in build, were furnished for each wagon. Their 
capacity for hay soon proved to be greater than for work, and in 
negotiating even the slightest grade it was usually necessary to 
add ten to twenty units of man power. In this manner the men 
followed the drive across No Man's Land. 

The parties were continually under shell fire, but, clue to luck 
more than anything else, losses were confined for the most part 
to animals and equipment. On October 10, Corp. S. K. Smith 



COMPANY E. 77 

was killed, and Privates Teeple and McLoughlan were wounded, 
by the explosion of a German slow-fuse mine in a little valley 
near Chatel. Three days later. Private Olson was severely 
wounded b}^ shrapnel at La Besogne Farm, near Marcq. These 
men were ail from the party of Lieut. Sellnow. A few days later, 
Private Elmer E. Garner, of Lieut. Forfar's party, while installing 
a canvas tank at Epinonville, was wounded in the head by a piece 
of shell. 

On the 14th of October, Headquarters moved from Les Islettes 
to a wooded crossroads west of Varemies, known as " Abri du 
Crochet." Five days later Capt. Knapp was relieved from com- 
mand of Company E and Capt. John C. Pritchard, transferred 
from Company D, was put in command. Meanwhile the pioneer 
parties followed close behind the drive at all times, and some- 
times too close for real comfort. AVorking out from Abri du 
Crochet, permanent water points were constructed at La Chalade, 
Varennes, Cheppy, Charpentry, Abri du Crochet, Apremont, 
Fleville, Exermont, north of Cornay, Langon, Grandham, two 
points on the right of the Foret d'Argonne, and one point in the 
old No Man's Land in the Argonne (for filling locomotives on the 
narrow-gage railroad). Li addition to the above, mobile purifi- 
cation trucks were operated at Varennes, Cheppy, Charpentry, 
Apremont, Fleville, Vienne le Chateau, La Harzee, Langon, Chatel 
Chehery. Some of these were later replaced by permanent in- 
stallations consisting of power pump, tower, and tank. 

On October 27 the Company Headquarters were moved for- 
ward to Chatel, and on November 5 to Buzancy. Meanwhile 
three of the pioneer parties continued to follow the advance in the 
new Argonne-Meuse offensive. Owing to the rapidity of this ad- 
vance, the work consisted mainly of reconnaisance and the trans- 
mission of water information. The parties worked as far forward 
as Angecourt near Sedan, covering an area from a line from St. 
Juvin to Grand Pre, to a hne from Chemery to Angecourt. These 
parties were recalled on November 15. Semi-permanent water 
points were installed at Buzancy, Sommauthe, Fosse, and St. 
Juvin. Railroad filling stations on the Varennes-Grand Pre 
Railroad were installed at Varennes, St. Juvin, Marcq, and Grand 
Pre. Preparations were made, just before the Armistice, to swing 



78 HISTORY OF THE 26TH ENGINEERS. 

the pioneer parties to the east, crossing the Meuse and thus to fol- 
low the proposed First Army offensive on the flanking movement 
toward Metz. 

It was during the rapid advance immediately after the 2d of 
November, when the German resistance in this sector was broken, 
that Lieut. Joseph A. Tinsman, the Sanitary Corps officer attached 
to this Company, was fatally wounded. Lieut. Tinsman had 
started from Verpel with a " chloro-pump," with the avowed in- 
tention of advancing till he could catch up with the infantry and 
supply them with water. He was caught in a traffic jam between 
Harricourt and Sommauthe, a German battery " opened up " on 
the road, and during the course of the shelling Lieut. Tinsman re- 
ceived a wound which ultimately caused his death. Tireless, 
energetic, wrapped up in his work, a good soldier and a competent 
officer, Lieut. Tinsman met a soldier's death in the performance of 
his duty, leaving a revered memory with all who knew him. 

To Sergt. Hart and party, working on a steel tank and tower at 
Cheppy, belongs the distinction of being the first outfit of the 26th 
Engineers to pose for the " movies." On about the 15th of Octo- 
ber they were filmed by the Signal Corps. 

On November 11 two pioneer parties were located at Raucourt 
and one at Angecourt, the main body of the Company being in 
Buzancy. The air had been full of rumors for a week concerning 
the abdication of the Kaiser, the assassination of the Kaiser, the 
capture of Sedan, the capture of Metz, armistice terms, and what 
not. When the heavy cannonading of November 11 suddenly 
ceased at 11 a.m., the Company was loath to beUeve that the end 
had really come until authentic news came forward that the Armis- 
tice was actually in effect. The general attitude of practically all 
soldiers was expressed by the oft-repeated words, " Thank God, 
it's all over!" 

On November 15, owing to the small demand, the former troop 
concentration no longer existing, the operation of practically all 
water points in the Argonne district was discontinued and the 
operators at these points recalled. On this same date Company E 
relieved Company C in the operation of 14 water points in the 
Dieue District south of Verdun. 

Active operations on the Argonne front having ceased after 



COMPANY E. 79 

November 11, the Third Army was formed to advance as the Army 
of Occupation. The main artery of suppUes for the Third Army, 
during its march and after the occupation of German territory, 
was the railroad running north from Conflans through Longuyon 
and Luxemburg, and thence along the Moselle River to Coblenz. 
At Verdun there was a connection with the main hne running south 
to the main supplj^ depots. The line between Verdun and Con- 
flans, however, passed through what had been No Man's Land 
in one of the fiercest conflicts of the war, and required complete 
reconstruction from Verdun to Etain. On November 17 the 
Company was transferred to Faubourg Pave, an eastern suburb 
of Verdun, and went to work instalHng locomotive-filHng points 
between Verdun and Conflans. By strenuous efforts the water 
suppl}' kept up with the track laying, and finally anticipated it. 
In all, eight points were installed, as follows: Verdun, both ends 
of the Tavannes Tunnel, Eix, Etain, Darmont, and Conflans. All 
of these, except the Conflans plant, were operated by the Company 
until about the middle of December. Then they were taken over 
by United States railway troops. Repairs were also made to the 
cast-iron pipe system in the Conflans railroad yard, and the entire 
French water system put in operation. This work was of great 
importance, since as many as 23 trains, of 30 cars each, passed over 
this Verdun-Conflans line in one day, with supphes for the Third 
Army. 

About December 1 salvage operations were started on all points 
not in operation in the district south of a Hne from Varennes to 
Cumieres. All material salvaged was hauled to the Army Engineer 
Park at Dombasle. 

On November 21 a detail of 40 men under Lieut. Fletcher was 
sent with two companies of the 37th Engineers to investigate and 
repair the railroad water points between Conflans, Longuyon, and 
Coblenz on the Rhine. This detail was a part of the first two 
hundred Americans to arrive in Coblenz. The party returned to 
the Company on December 22. 

On December 22 the operators in the Dieue District were re- 
called. The Company had resumed mihtaiy training shortly 
after arriving at Faubourg Pave, and this was continued until 
December 30, when the Company entrained at Verdun for Bor- 



80 



HISTORY OF THE 26TH ENGINEERS. 



deaux, arriving at Bourg-siir-Gironde, near Bordeaux, on January 
2, 1918. 

Company E was assisted in its work from September 27, 1918, 
until December 8, 1918, by Company I of the 59th Pioneer 
Infantry. 



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COMPANY F. 

Company F began its existence as an organization at Camp 
Dix, N. J., on Friday, April 19, when Capt. Dwight Horton, 1st 
Lieut. Fred J. Stewart, and Sergt. John J. Pederson were assigned 
to the Company. On April 20, 2d Lieut. Clarence E. Ericsson 
was assigned. No further increase was made until April 24, when 
15 enlisted men were added. On April 29, 1st Lieut. Lionel M. 
Levine was assigned for duty, and the same day the Company 
mess, in charge of Sergt. StiUing, was opened. May 6, 1st Lieut. 
Garland L. Rounds was assigned to the Company, which by that 
time had increased in strength to 5 officers and 95 enlisted men. 

The usual daily drills were commenced as soon as the first 
recruits were assigned to the Company, a school for non-com- 
missioned officers was later opened under Lieut. Rounds, and before 
long the Company began to assume a mihtary atmosphere. A 
spirit of interest was manifested by the personnel, and success was 
not only registered in the drills but also in other fines. On May 30 
the representatives of the Company won the cup in the 78th Divi- 
sion track meet at Camp Dix, N. J., and on July 4 the Companj'^ 
took part in the divisional review. The company spirit was well 
illustrated by the singing class, conducted by Sergts. Fulton 
and Nelson. One hour each day was devoted to this work, and 
every man in the Company participated. A concert was given 
by the entire Company at the Y. M. C. A. auditorium, and again 
camp honors were carried away bj' " Singing Company F." While 
participating in these amusements the Company began intensive 
training for overseas duty, and the same enthusiasm was evident 
in the work. Several days were spent on the rifle range, gas drills 
were introduced, and practice marches made. On July 18 the 
" hour gas hike " was taken, and the following day the Company 
was passed through the gas chamber. On August 8, 2d Lieut. 
AViUiam H. Withington was assigned to the Company, and two 
days later 1st Lieut. Albert H. Jewell, of the Sanitary Corps, was 
attached. 



82 HISTORY OF THE 2lJTH ENGINEERS. 

After weeks of anxious waiting, on Saturday morning, August 
17, at 6.15, the Company, together with Company E, left the regi- 
mental area for duty overseas. The total strength at this time 
was 7 officers and 246 enlisted men. There were also attached 
to Company F 10 enlisted men and 1 officer of the Regimental 
Medical Detachment. The Medical Officer and half of the enlisted 
personnel were assigned to duty with Compan}'' E, but for purposes 
of simplicity in the paper work incident to transportation over- 
seas, the entire detail was attached to Company F. At 7.15 
A.M., the Company left Camp Dix station, arriving in Jersey City 
at 10.30 A.M. It remained on the pier at the Jersey City station 
until 2.30 P.M. before being taken by the ferry to Pier 20, Brooklyn, 
N. Y., the port of embarkation. At 4 p.m. the Company was 
ordered aboard the steamer Italia, and at 6 p.m. the Italia steamed 
out into the harbor, where it anchored for the night. 

At noon, Sunday, August 18, accompanied by several other 
transports and a convoy of cruisers, destroyers, and aeroplanes, 
the voyage to France began. The entire voyage was without 
incident. Ideal weather prevailed, and the m6notony of the trip 
was broken only by the various submarine and troop guards, 
daily boat drills, semaphore practice, physical exercises, physical 
inspections, and cold salt-water baths. The food provided on 
board the ship for the enlisted men was a great disappointment 
to them. The quantity and variety were ample, but the prepara- 
tion by " steam cookers " was so different from what had obtained 
in the training camp that many of the men ate very little that was 
produced in the ship's galley, and lived principally on what the}' 
purchased from the ship's sales commissaiy. 

On Friday, August 30, the Italia steamed up St. George's 
Channel toward Liverpool. A little before dusk the hills of Ireland 
and Wales came into sight. The skippei' of the ship pointed out 
the location of the home of England's Premier, fondly calling him 
" Lloydie " George. Dusk gradually changed into blackest night, 
but the intermittent flashes from lighthouses along the coast were 
a welcome change from the constant blackness of the previous 
nights of the voyage. Daylight of Saturday, August 31, found 
the Italia gradually working her way to the docks. The land- 
scape spread out to view in the morning light created a deep im- 



COMPANY F. 83 

i:)ression on the troops, who were seemg foreign soil for the first 
time. The town, on the water's edge, with its closely set houses 
and thousands of chimneys, the tiny outlying fields, apparently 
manicured that very morning, surrounded by beautifully kept 
hedges or carefully laid stone walls, gave truth to the pictures and 
illustrations of old English novels and fairy tales. 

At 9 A.M., the Company disembarked from the steamer at the 
Custom House Pier, Liverpool, England, and marched through 
the streets of the city to the Great Central Railway Station. The 
line of march was thronged with people who had gathered to 
welcome the " Yanks." With bands playing and the flags of the 
Allies waving on all sides. Company F was escorted to the station, 
where at 10 a.m. it entrained for the trip across England This 
trip proved of considerable interest, and the scenery was admired 
by every one. At 7 p.m. the Company arrived at Southampton, 
where it remained in a rest camp until the following day. At 
6 P.M. the Company again embarked, and under the cover of dark- 
ness crossed the English Channel, arriving at Le Havre, France, 
at 3 A.M. It was not until eight o'clock, however, that orders 
were given to disembark. 

A French band plaj^ed popular American airs as the men marched 
down the gangplank, but the absence of cheering civilians was very 
noticeable. The long years of suffering were written on the faces 
of the people who came out of theii- houses or stores to watch the 
Americans march through the streets, and their welcome, which 
consisted mostly of a simple handshake with a word of cheer, was 
very sincere. 

Fi-om Le Havre the Company marched 5 kilometers to a rest 
camp, and spent the next few days in washing clothes and resting 
after their long voyage. September 4, at 10 p.m., orders were 
given to entrain. The men were loaded into French freight 
cars labeled for 40 men or 8 horses, but which actually were 
designed for only 20 men, and moved to the front. After a 
three days' journey the Company reached Sorcy-sur-Meuse, the 
American railhead for the St. Mihiel sector, and detrained at 7.30 
P.M. Since there were barracks for but half of the men, it was 
necessary for two platoons to pitch " pup " tents. This work was 
done in the rain, and without the aid of lights, the latter being pro- 



84 HISTORY OF THE 26TH ENGINEERS. 

hibited on account of air raids. The Company remained at Sorcy 
until Thursday, September 12, during which time details consist- 
ing of practically the entire Company, under Lieuts. Levine, 
Ericsson, and Withington, were placed on duty with the 21st 
Engineers, on hght railway repair and construction work. 

On the night of September 12, the opening day of the famous 
St. Mihiel offensive, a detachment of 70 men under Lieut. Stewart 
was ordered to proceed to Bernecourt, a village just behind the 
trenches that had been vacated that morning by the advancing 
American troops. The trip from Sorcy was made in three motor 
trucks which were obtained from the 21st Engineers. The party 
was joined at Bernecourt by Lieut. Rounds and a French wagon 
train of 12 two-wheel carts with water-supply equipment for Com- 
pany F. As it was impossible to make further progress during 
the night, the men were billeted in the ruins of the town, where 
they slept until daybreak. The surroundings during the first 
night at the front were not particularly conducive to sleep. The 
weird aspect of the ruined buildings was enhanced by the reflec- 
tions from the flare rockets being used by the advancing " dough- 
boys," and from the anti-aircraft searchhght rays in their constant 
hunt for the Boche planes high overhead. Occasionally a plane 
would drop a few bombs, probably intended for the demolition of 
an American ammunition dump, and above everything else was 
the thundering of cannon mixed with the rattle of small arms. 

The heavy barrage of the morning had not greatly impressed 
any of the party, as every one had formed some idea of what to 
expect. All knew, from the preparations being made, that there 
was to be a drive, and certain culminating events which occurred 
on the night of September 11 led every one to expect the drive 
to start the following morning. Everything that occurred was 
taken as a matter of course Ijy the men of Company F, principally 
because they had no time to think about what was taking place 
around them. Only twenty-five da^'s had elapsed from the time 
they had last looked upon the shores of America. They were now 
at the front in France, being called upon to do their bit with Amer- 
ica's First Army in its first drive against a foe which had all but 
defeated the combined armies of the principal allies. The duty 
assigned to the Company in this offensive was to supply water to 



COMPANY F. 85 

the troops and animals of the divisions attached to the IV American 
Corps. The members of the Company did not know what kind 
of tools or equipment would be available for the work. Neither 
did they know what kind of construction would be applicable 
to the available sources of water supply. They merely knew 
that they were on hand with a willingness to do their best and 
make the most of whatever was available. 

On the morning of the 13th two working parties were organized 
to follow the advancing infantry, Lieut. Stewart being in command 
of one and Lieut. Rounds the other. The first thing that forced 
itself on the two officers was that they had to furnish breakfast 
to the hungry personnel. There was food, but the Regimental 
Supply Department had overlooked furnishing stoves of any 
description. It was then that Company F did its first salvaging, 
and at the same time learned that it was now necessary to look 
after itself and not depend on others. Some organization had 
inadvertently unloaded a field range behind a dilapidated building 
and for the moment had left it unguarded. In the wink of an eye, 
the range was the property of Lieut. Stewart's detail, and within 
ten minutes Cooks Julius Devogel and Charles Baker had a break- 
fast of " stew " and coffee well started. This field range remained 
with the Company until late in December, when the Company was 
ordered to rid itself of all equipment and proceed to the embarka- 
tion camp at Bordeaux. It was many times repaired by Private 
J. G. Simonson, the Company's sheet-metal worker. During the 
preparation of breakfast, Lieut. Rounds's detail was successful 
in salvaging another field range, which remained the property 
of the Company until the order was received to go into Germany 
with the Army of Occupation. 

A few hours after Lieuts. Rounds and Stewart had marched 
forward with their detachments, the remainder of the Company 
arrived at Bernecourt in trucks, and two other parties were im- 
mediately sent out under Lieuts. Levine and Ericsson. Each 
part}^ was accompanied by three of the French carts which trans- 
ported their equipment and supplies. Company Headquarters 
remained at Bernecourt until the following day, September 14, 
when it was moved to Pannes, a village centrally located in the 
recaptured territory of the St. Mihiel salient. 



86 



HISTORY OF THE 26TH ENGINEERS. 



The work of the aclvnnce parties was pioneer in character. 
Canvas reservoirs for drinking water were installed at various 
important points along the main roads and as close to the line of 
resistance as concealment for the water carts and tank trucks 
was obtainable. Water was hauled to these reservoirs by motor 
tank trucks, which filled at mobile purification trucks placed in 




Cart and Tank Truck Filling Station and Animal Water Trough on 
Avocourt-Very Road. 
Supplied from 1 .350-gal. steel tank on tower filled by gasoline engine-driven 
pump from a spring. (Argonne Meuse offensive.) 

operation along the Rupt de Mad, the only stream in the recap- 
tured area. In addition to installing these canvas tanks, hand 
pumps were repaired or installed at water points, wells and lavoirs 
(French wash houses) were cleaned, horse troughs erected, streams 
paved for use by animals, storage tanks erected, and mobile 
purification trucks placed. 

The area assigned to the Company in this offensive included the 
section over which the greatest advance was made by the infantry. 
The various detachments covered this area very thoroughly, and 
every available source of water supply was developed. The four 
working parties maintained contact with themselves and with 
adjacent water-supply troops. On the right, contact was main- 



COMPANY F. 87 

tained with Company D, 26th Engineers, under Capt. John C. 
Pritchard, and on the left, with Company D of the 37th Engineers, 
which for this emergency was acting as a water-supply company. 
The water-supply troops of the entire area were serving under the 
advice of the officers of Company B, 26th Engineers, who prior to 
the drive had developed the water supply in the area up to the 
Unes occupied by the American troops. In addition to estabhsh- 
ing water points, a reconnaisance of the recaptured area was made 
by the Company officers, which furnished valuable information 
for the Intelligence Department of the Water Service. 

An unexpected difficulty in this first experience of occupying 
former enemy territory was the temptation to hunt souvenirs 
when there was work to be done. However, after the first day 
the men realized that the work should be done first and souvenir 
hunting later. Some of the men gathered enormous quantities 
of relics which they later discarded when they saw that they could 
obtain such things any time they chose, and that the extra weight 
during a march under heavy packs did not help them along the 
shell-torn roads. During the five or six days spent by the Com- 
pany in this area, no food of any kind could be provided the 
details by the Company organization, and it was necessary to beg, 
borrow, and steal from other organizations. Thanks for assist- 
ance is due a supply company from the 1st Division. It is be- 
lieved that this organization was the 26th Supply Company. Its 
generosity kept at least one of the details, Lieut. Stewart's, from 
being very uncomfortable from hunger. 

During the offensive the entire Company was under continual 
shell fire, but only two casualties resulted. Sergt. Barton and 
Corp. De Vault were injured by shell fragments at Pannes, on the 
night of September 16, and were sent to the hospital for treat- 
ment. The shell which injured the men also killed two of the 
Company mules. This incident is worthy of mention in that it 
shows to what extent the good fortune of the Company obtained 
during its participation in events at the front. The two men 
above mentioned, together with the driver of the mules, were 
sitting or Hing under an escort wagon to which the two mules 
were tied. The shell fell in the midst of the men, and the explosion 
tore the mules and wagon into small bits and scattered them over a 



88 HISTORY OF THE 26TH ENGINEERS. 

large area. The two men were injured and the driver was not 
even touched. After the explosion, the corner of the blanket on 
which the driver was lying was hanging in the shell hole. This 
incident is typical of many which occurred during the offensives. 

On September 17, the advance in the St. Mihiel sector having 
practically ceased, Capt. Horton and Lieut. Rounds were ordered 
to proceed immediately to Auzeville on the Argonne-Meuse front, 
and Lieut. F. J. Stewart was left in command of the Company. 
Lieut. Withington was the only officer at Company Headquarters 
when Capt. Horton and Lieut. Rounds were taken away, and his 
information consisted of instructions to assemble the Company 
and await probable orders to move somewhere. This bit of infor- 
mation was supplemented by a map showing the location of 
Auzeville. September 18 the Company was reassembled at 
Pannes, and at 6 p.m. moved to St. Baussant, where it remained 
until the following night. 

The day of September 19 was spent in cleaning out some German 
shell-proof troop quarters in which it was planned to shelter the 
men until orders were received to move. 

A German water-supply material dump in St. Baussant was 
straightened up, and material and usable equipment cleaned and 
placed where it would be protected from loss and disorder. The 
grounds about the quarters and dump were cleaned of their filth, 
drainage ditches were dug, and by 3.30 p.m. the place was in a 
very livable condition, and was perhaps the best housing the 
Company had up to the time headquarters was established at 
Nouart, in November. 

On September 19, about 5.30 p.m., orders were received to pro- 
ceed to Auzeville. At 10 p.m., after turning over all engineer 
equipment to Company B, 26th Engineers, at St. Baussant, the 
march began. The march orders required that the movement 
be made under cover of darkness. The Company was accom- 
panied by a 5-ton truck which carried the kitchen and supplies. 
With but one truck to haul the food, tools, kitchen equipment, 
baggage, cooks, and men who had become lame and sick, it was 
necessary to load to the limit of space, and consequently the 
weight was probably twice the capacity of the truck. Hence 
it is not to be wondered at that the truck continually became stuck 



COMPANY F. 89 

in shell holes along the road. It was unloaded and loaded several 
times during the first leg of the journey, and did not arrive at the 
first camping place until about three hours after the Company 
had gone to sleep. Rain fell continuously during the night, and 
the roads, damaged by enemy shell fire, were nearly impassable. 
The men were carrying packs with full equipment, and had con- 
siderably more weight than is normally carried by foot troops on a 
long march. The longer it rained the more weight the men had to 
carry, and the footing became more and more difficult. Added 
to this the men were tired, to start with, having worked hard 
during the day to get their quarters and grounds in a livable con- 
dition. Corp. LoBello, the smallest but not the least mighty 
man in the Company, excited considerable comment from passing 
troops due to the size of his pack compared with his own size. 
One " doughboy " was curious to know why he wanted to be 
" packing " a dead man around with him. A stop was made in 
the village of Mont Sec, and water for filhng canteens was ob- 
tained. Mont Sec was probably one of the strongest fortifications 
which the Germans possessed, but the American troops had taken 
it so quickly that the Huns did not know what had happened. 
Progress was slow and difficult, and at 3.30 a.m. of the 20th, after 
climbing a long, steep hill, camp was made in the big forest between 
Woinville and St. Mihiel. Some of the men pitched " pup " 
tents and others found German dugouts. Lieut. Levine rolled 
himself up in a shelter-half, lay down in a ditch beside the road, 
and was asleep immediately. In the darkness and rain he was 
several times mistaken for a log. 

After breakfast had been prepared and eaten, all went to bed 
again and slept the balance of the day. The rain ceased at day- 
light, and by evening all felt more cheerful although very stiff and 
tired. At 8.45 p.m. the march was continued under command of 
Lieut. Levine, and at 11 p.m. the Company arrived at the entrance 
to the town of St. Mihiel, where it was necessary to repair a mined 
road before the truck could proceed. While engaged in this work, 
air raids, which had begun over the town at nine o'clock, were 
continued, and, no other cover being available, it was necessary 
to deploy the Company and take advantage of the shelter offered 
by the drainage ditches on either side of the road. The raids 



90 HISTORY OF THE 26TH ENGINEERS. 

continued at short intervals until 2 a.m., when a runner arrived 
from Lieut. Stewart, who had preceded the Company into the 
town, with orders to fall back to the woods one kilometer from the 
town and camp for the i-emainder of the night. The next morn- 
ing, in order to continue the march without attracting undue 
attention, the Company was split into small detachments, and, 
taking advantage of cover, marched to Rupt, where it was re- 
assembled at 3 P.M. At 11.30 P.M., the Company was picked up 
by motor trucks which were brought by Lieut. Stewart who had 
gone on to Auzeville during the day for the purpose of getting more 
transportation. Auzeville was reached next morning, and head- 
quarters was established and the men billeted. 

On September 22 Capt. D wight Horton, due to the manner in 
which his work had been planned and executed during the St. 
Mihiel offensive, was appointed Sector Water Supply Officer of the 
Northern Sector, First Army. This sector included the whole 
of the Argonne-Meuse front. Lieut. G. L. Rounds was appointed 
engineer supply officer for the water-supply companies operating 
in the Northern Sector, and 1st Lieut. Fred J. Stewart was made 
acting commanding officer of Company F. 

Preparations were immediately commenced for the work to be 
done by the Company in the expected offensive. Water-supply 
equipment was concentrated. Six Mack cargo trucks, mobile 
purification trucks, blacksmith shop, and laboratory were assigned 
to the Company, and also an assortment of small power pumps, 
pipe, tanks, pipe fittings, horse troughs, and engineer tools. A 
permanent water-filling station was erected at Vraincourt by a 
working party from the Company under Lieut. Levine and Lieut. 
Ericsson, and repairs were made on four canvas reservoirs in the 
Bois de Hesse by a party under Lieut. Withington. 

With the beginning of the Argonne-Meuse offensive on Sep- 
tember 26, 4 advance parties of 20 men each were sent out to 
follow the infantry and artillery of divisions attached to the 
V Corps and do the customary pioneer water-supply work. These 
parties were in charge of Lieut. Levine, Lieut. Ericsson, Sergt. 
Stevenson, and Sergt. Fulton. Each party was accompanied by 
an escort wagon which transported the rations and engineering 
equipment. These advance parties proceeded by forced marches 



COMPANY F. 



91 



to areas immediately behind the Une of resistance, and there 
developed the water resources at hand. September 21, Lieut. 
Withington was sent out with a party of 20 men to install semi- 
permanent cart- and truck-filling points. The first installation 
was made at Avocourt, where there was an important road junc- 
tion. After the first stage of the offensive was completed, the 
pioneer parties also began work on semi-permanent water points. 




Animal Watering Point at Cierges on Small Stream. 
Stone-paved approach to right of bridge. Fence enclosing the pool. 



Dm-ing the first few days of the offensive of September 26, it 
was again impossible to get rations to the pioneer parties, due to 
the impassable condition of roads aci'oss the old No Man's Land. 
Hundi-eds of ration and supply trucks were mixed in the traffic 
jams at the edge of No Man's Land, and could not move until 
the road engineers had built temporary roads, which they did by 
working day and night. \\\ places where fighting had been going 
on for four years, the roads between the two lines of resistance 
were entirely obliterated, and in their places were areas of great 
shell holes. Thus it was again necessary to resort to begging from 
those who had a few extra rations. Two of the details were for- 
tunate in salvaging a small quantity of provisions from abandoned 



92 HISTORY OF THE 2(JTH ENGINEERS. 

German kitchens. Sergt. Stevenson's detail at Montfaucon 
succeeded in obtaining enough German flour to last for about 
two weeks. 

The work of the parties installing semi-permanent water points 
consisted primarily in the erection of a small power pump at an 
available source of supply, usually a spring, and connecting it by 
a 2-in. or 4-in. pipe line to a 1 300-gal. steel tank elevated on a 
wooden tower. The water was delivered from the tank to stand- 
pipes erected at the sides of roads, accessible to water carts or 
motor tank trucks. In many cases it was necessary to build a 
special road turnout, so as to prevent congestion of traffic on the 
principal highways. The semi-permanent plants often displaced 
mobile purification trucks, which could be moved forward with 
the advancing combatant troops and put into operation in thirty 
minutes after arrival at the som'ce of supply. Lieut. A. H. Jewell 
was in charge of these trucks and also of the sanitary reconnaissance 
of the Company sector. 

Company Headquarters and Headquarters of the Water Supply 
Officer, Northern Sector, were moved to Recicourt on September 
28, in order to be nearer the advancing pioneer parties and the 
water-supply dump at Dombasle. During the sojourn at Reci- 
court, Major Fricke, the regimental surgeon, established an in- 
firmary and succeeded in having a dentist, Lieut. Cowan, assigned 
to duty. The services given by both were appreciated very much 
both by the men of the regiment and by casual officers and men 
in need of attention. 

On October 4, Company K, 59th Pioneer Infantry, Capt. Davis 
commanding, was attached to Company F for duty. The men 
of the Pioneer Infantry were used as labor troops and as guards 
at the various water points that had been constructed by Company 
F. The large number of men who were required to guard and 
operate the ever-increasing number of water points had gradually 
reduced the available strength of Company F to a number which 
would not permit of full working crews on construction. The 
Pioneer Infantry relieved this difficulty, and the willingness of its 
men to do hard work brought many favorable comments from 
detachment commanders. Capt. Davis, although reporting to 
an officer his junior in rank, realized that all were working for the 



COMPANY F. 93 

same cause, and showed a great willingness to do every duty 
that was asked of him. The Pioneer Infantry remained with 
Company F until the latter commenced its journey to the Rhine. 

From October 5 to 30, while waiting for a renewal of the offen- 
sive, all of the working parties were engaged on semi-permanent 
installations. On October 25, Company Headquarters were 
moved from Recicourt to a point one kilometer south of Cierges. 
Capt. Horton still maintained the Northern Sector Headquarters 
with Company F, as the latter continued to operate in the center 
of the sector. This simplified the matter of transportation and 
communication with the two companies on the flanks. It was 
also rumored that the officers attached to Northern Sector Head- 
quarters did not object to the qualitj^ of the meals which were 
served from the Company F kitchen by Mess Sergt. Stilhng 
and his cooks. Major Fricke continued to operate his infirmary, 
and was often called on to give aid to wounded and sick. The 
Company Headquarters at Cierges was situated between the latter 
village and the town of Montfaucon, on the reverse slope of a 
rather high hill, so that it was rather inconspicuous. For the 
greater part of the time there were many troops and batteries 
in the vicinity, but none close enough to draw attention to the 
spot occupied by Company F. Consequently the officers and 
men about headquarters were enabled to view with comparative 
safety the result of shell fire put over by the Germans in search of 
batteries and troop camps which occupied almost every woods and 
clump of brush in the area. Air fights during the day and bombing 
" parties " at night were continually taking place. Each day a 
few shrapnel or high explosive shells would fall close to Company 
Headquarters, but the greater part of the day held no such un- 
pleasantness. The field parties were assisted in their operations 
b}' the untiring efforts of Truck Sergt. Quintette and drivers F. E. 
Thompson, Pelham, Warner, Bendelow, D. C. .Smith, C. C. Cooper, 
and Bosworth, who often drove day and night over the artillery- 
swept roads in order to deliver supplies and equipment to the 
working parties. The assistants of these drivers are also deserving 
of a great deal of credit for their faithful work. 

Lieut. Fletcher reported to the Company on October 29, and 
acted as liaison officer between the division engineers in the V 



94 HISTORY OF THE 26TH ENGINEERS. 

Corps area and the commanding officer of the Company. He 
was also engaged in reconnaissance work within the Company 
sector, and gathered much valuable information relative to the 
water supply close to the ever-advancing fi;ont. He remained 
with the Company until November 7, when he was called away by 
Regimental Headquarters to construct watering stations for loco- 
motives on narrow and standard gage railroads operated by the 
First Army. 

On November 1 the Argonne-Meuse drive was renewed. Sergt. 
Koyle replaced Sergt. Stevenson, and the four former advance 
parties, doing pioneer water-supply work, followed the advance 
of the combatant troops who went " over the top " on that morn- 
ing. These advance parties attempted to develop the water sources 
behind the advancing troops, but the advance was so rapid that 
the parties were forced to leave a wide expanse of territory unde- 
veloped and proceed by marches to the areas immediately behind 
the line held by the infantry and there establish the water points. 
Wells and springs were cleaned, and curbing built around them. 
Hand pumps were installed at points accessible for water carts. 
Mobile purification trucks were placed near the front. Road- 
ways at and around cart-filling stations were built and repaired. 
Old civilian wash houses were cleaned out, many being in a very 
filthy condition. Hand pumps were installed at wash houses 
where conditions warranted. On November 2, reserve parties, 
under Lieut. Withington, Sergt. Stevenson, and Sergt. Rogers, 
were placed in the field, doing work of a character similar to that 
done by the advance parties at places which of necessity had been 
left unserved during the hurried advance. These reserve parties 
installed power pumps, and in some cases hand pumps, at mobile 
purification truck locations, so that the trucks could be released 
for use farther ahead or at other points where needed. 

Pvt. Schellhammer was wounded by a shell at Bantheville, No- 
vember 1, while waiting with a side car for Lieut.-Col. Scheiden- 
helm, Regimental Commander, who had gone forward afoot. 

On November 5 the Company Headquarters was moved to 
Nouart, Department of Meuse, and located in the " Haus Mari- 
anne." This was a large French farmhouse situated on the Bu- 
zancy-Nouart-Stenay highway on the east edge of the village of 



COMPANY F. 95 

Nouart. The house had evidently been taken over by the Ger- 
mans in their first advance into France in 1914, and had been 
occupied by them ever since. How they came to name the build- 
ing " Haus Marianne " is not known. House naming seemed to 
have been a fad in this village, however, for almost all the better 
houses had a name painted in large letters across the front. At 
Nouart, Company F had the most comfortable quarters during the 
whole of its sojourn in Europe, and it was with a great deal of regret 
that they were abandoned when orders were received to proceed 
into Germany. At Nouart orders were received reUeving Capt. 
Horton from further duty with the Company and appointing Lieut. 
Stewart as commanding officer. The latter had acted as Company 
commander since September 19 and had successfully led the Com- 
pany during the Ai'gonne-Meuse offensive. Second Lieut. Joseph 
L Murray, Sanitary Corps, was attached to the Company at this 
time. Lieut. Cowan, Dental Corps, was sent to Buzancy with 
Company E, 26th Engineers. On November 13 three of the 
advance parties were moved to the east bank of the Meuse and 
began the investigation of the water-supply system of the city of 
Stenay, together with the repair of a bath and laundry and de- 
lousing plant south of Stenay on the Verdun road. 

November 15 orders were received to mobihze the Company at 
Liny-devant-Dun and prepare to join the advance into Germany. 
The assembling of the Company was completed at 5.30 p.m. on 
November 16. Second Lieut. James F. Blake was attached 
to the Company at Liny-devant-Dun and also Second Lieut. 
Trowbridge with 37 men from the 301st Water Tank Train and 
1st Lieut. R. V. Donnelly. Lieut. Rounds returned to the Com- 
pan}^ from Northern Sector Headquarters. A great deal of 
difficulty was experienced in assembling the men on such short 
notice, due to the fact that it was necessary to pick them all up 
during the night of the 15th. Those of the men who were not at 
Companj^ Headquarters or with one of the advance working details 
were on guard or worldng as operators at the various water points 
which had been installed by Company F. At night there was very 
little call for water after eleven o'clock, and consequently the 
men were asleep in dugouts, old buildings, and in various out-of- 
the-way places in the woods, which made it exceedingly difficult 



96 HISTORY OF THE 26TH ENGINEERS. 

to find them. However, by working all night, Lieuts. Withington 
and Jewell finally collected all the men except three and brought 
them to headquarters on trucks. It had also been necessary to 
notify all the men of the 59th Pioneer Infantry to return imme- 
diately to their own company. The three men not collected that 
night were Putman, Turner, and Edward Thompson. The two 
former were on duty with the Quartermaster Corps, doing pipe 
fitting at a large gasoline station in Clermont-en-Argonne. Thomp- 
son was operating a pumping plant at Bantheville and could not 
be found, as he had gone to bed, it being nearly morning when the 
trucks arrived at his station. He remained on duty until all the 
American troops had moved away from his area, and when he 
could not get anything more to eat, he walked into Dun-sur-Meuse 
for rations and there found that the Company had gone into 
Germany. The three men, together Avith Sergt. Crank, who had 
remained with Capt. Horton as chauffeur, joined the Company 
at Mullenbach, Germany, being brought there by Regimental 
Chaplain Sterrett and Lieut. Sellnow of Company E. 

November 17, at 1.17 a.m., orders were received to equip the 
Company with clothes and divide the Company, tools, equipment, 
and rations into two equal parts, — one part to report to the 32d 
Division at Marville and one part to 2d Division at Stenay, by 
6 P.M. on November 17. The Company commander was to alter- 
nate between the two divisions for one week at a time, and to 
spend the first week with the 32d Division. The detachment 
with the 32d Division was placed in charge of Lieut. Rounds and 
the one with the 2d Division in charge of Lieut. Levine. The 
total strength of the Company at the beginning of the movement 
with the Army of Occupation was 280 men and 10 officers. There 
were six 5|-ton Mack cargo trucks, one 2|-ton trailer, ten f-ton 
White water-tank trucks, three motorcycle side-cars, one sterilab, 
two chloropumps, and one mobile laboratory, making a total of 
twenty-six motor-driven vehicles and one trailer. There were 
four complete sets of pipe-fitting tools, an assortment of pipe and 
pipe fittings, four complete sets of 75-ft. horse-watering troughs, 
several tarpauhns to be used as linings for storage reservoirs, four 
small power pumping units, six hand pumps with hose connec- 
tions, an assortment of eai'th-working tools, four complete sets of 



98 HISTORY OF THE 2GTH ENGINEERS. 

carpenters' tools and five days' rations. It was somewhat of a 
" hurry-up " job to divide the men and equipment into two parts, 
distribute new clothes, and complete the movement on time. 
However, by hard work, the task was accomplished, and at 4.30 
in the afternoon the two detachments reported to their respective 
divisions, one and one-half hours ahead of schedule, A plan of 
action was mapped out by which the detachments would follow 
the advance section or reconnaissance engineers and do reconnais- 
sance work in water supply. This work consisted of posting signs 
showing where potable water could be obtained and indicating 
which sources of supply should not be used for drinking. Sources 
of supply were cleaned up and repaired and bacteriological tests 
were made of many sources of supply. 

The move into Germany was attended with a great deal of 
pleasure, although there was a certain amount of hardship. The 
work itself was not difficult, and new and interesting country was 
being seen daily. However, the weather was chilly, and for the 
most part the men were billeted in buildings without heat of any 
kind. Food was scarce with the detachment accompanying the 
32d Division, due to the fact that insufficient trucks were avail- 
able to make the long haul from the railhead. Two meals a day, 
consisting of black coffee, hard tack, and canned corned beef 
(" canned Willie ") were often the order. The detachment with 
the 2d Division fared better in so far as rations were concerned. 

A few prisoners were taken by a detail under Lieut. Withington. 
Three German soldiers had failed to clear the territory in specified 
time, and the detail, doing reconnaissance work with the advance 
guard, had run on to them. The prisoners were sent back to the 
mihtary pohce. 

The impressions gained of the German 'inhabitants by the men 
and officers of Company F were of a varied character, as was evi- 
denced by the arguments which occurred after the return from 
Germany. All apparently seemed to think that any pleasant 
advances made by the inhabitants were merely as propaganda 
to gain favor with the Americans. The treatment was as fair, 
probably, as could be expected from a defeated people. Only in 
the city of Coblenz was there a wholesale evidence of the overbear- 
ing character of the Prussian, and it was exceedingly difficult to 



COMPANY F. 99 

refrain from taking offense at the impoliteness of the inhabitants. 
The inclination of most of the Americans was to settle difficulties 
right on the spot by means of the '' manly art." 

Under orders of the Chief Engineer, Third Army, Lieuts. Rounds 
and Donnelly were, on December 5, sent into Coblenz to make 
valuations and investigations of public utilities situated along the 
River Rhine. This work lasted until December 12, when the two 
officers returned to the Company. The work done by the Com- 
pany was apparently appreciated, as it was several times men- 
tioned by various officers of the two divisions. 

It might be well to add that, due to the great lack of motor tank 
transportation, it was impossible to get sufficient gasoUne to move 
the two divisions as rapidly as was desired. By an arrangement 
with the suppty officers of the two divisional engineer regiments, a 
number of the water tank trucks with Company I, 301st Water 
Tank Train, were put into the gasoline service. The arrange- 
ment was very much appreciated, and was frequently spoken of 
as having made possible the forward movement of the truck trans- 
portation of the two divisions. 

The line of march of the two detachments and Company Head- 
quarters was maintained as indicated below: 

Detachment with 32d Division. 
November 18 — ■ Marville, France. 

19 — Marville to Longwy. 

20 — Longwy to Neiderkirchen, Luxemburg. 

21 — Neiderkirchen to Dommeldange. 

22 — Dommeldange to Gonderdange. 

23 — Gonderdange to Hemstal. 
30 — Hemstal to Rosport. 

December 1 — Rosport to Welschbillig, Germany. 
2 — Welschbillig to Zemmer. 

5 — Zemmer to Himmerod. 

6 — Himmerod to Gemunden. 

7 — Gemunden to Kelberg. 

8 — Kelberg to Kaisersech. 

9 — Kaisersech to Mayen. 

10 — Mayen to Welling. 

11 — Welling to Saffig. 

13 — Saffig to Urmitz. 

14 — Urmitz to Heimbach. 

15 — Heimbach to Oberbieber, crossing Rhine at Engers. 

16 — Oberbieber to Neuendorf. 



100 HISTORY OF THE 26TH ENGINEERS. 

Detachment with 2d Division. 

November 17 — Liny-devant-Dun to Stenay to Chauveney-le-Chateau, 
France. 
18 — Chauveney-le-Chateau to Harnoncourt. 

20 — Harnoncourt to Miex-Ie-Tige, Belgium. 

21 — Miex-Ie-Tige to Hobscheid, Luxemburg. 

22 — Hobschied to Reckingen. 

23 — Reckingen to RoUingen. 

23 to 30 — The Detachment remained at RolHngen. 
December 1 — RolHngen to Lahr, Germany. 

2 — Lahr to Oberweiler. 

3 — Oberweiler to Schonecken. 

4 and 5 — The Detachment remained at Schonecken. 

6 — Schonecken to Gerolstein. 

7 — Gerolstein to Dreis. 

8 — Dreis to Aderfarhof. 

9 — Aderfarhof to Ahrweiler. 

10 — Ahrweiler to Remagen-am-Rhine. 

11, 12, and 13 — Detachment remained at Remagen. 

14 — Crossed Rhine at Remagen and proceeded to Bendorf . 

15 — Remained at Bendorf. 

16 — Recrossed Rhine to Neuendorf to assemble. 

Company Headquarters. 

November 16 — Liny-devant-Dun, France. 

17 — Liny-devant-Dun to Marville. 

18 — Marville to Longwy. 

20 — Longwy to Petange, Luxemburg. 

21 — Petange to Walferdange. 

22 — Walferdange to Niederanwen. 

23 — Niederanwen to Consdorf. 

24 to December 1 — At Consdorf. 
December 1 — Consdorf to Welschbillig. Germany. 

2 — Welschbillig to Oberweiler. 

3 — Oberweiler to Schonecken. 

6 — Schonecken to Daun. 

7 — Daun to MuUenbach. 
9 — MuUenbach to Mayen. 

10 — Mayen to Ochtendung. 

11 — Ochtendung to Bassenheim. 

13 — Bassenheim to Sayn, crossing Rhine at Engers. 

16 — Sayn to Neuendorf, where entire Company assembled. 

After completing the march to the Rhine with the Third Arn\v, 
the reconnaissance parties were ordered to leave their respective 



COMPANY F. 101 

divisions and return to Neuendorf, on the Rhine, where the Com- 
pany was to be assembled. Rumors began to spread rapidly 
that the four companies of the 26th Engineers which had remained 
in France were preparing to return to the United States, and that 
Companies C and F with the Third Army would be ordered to 
return to the Regiment and embark with them. Enthusiasm was 
displaj-ed bj- the entire Company F in the daily drills at Neuen- 
dorf, and reached a higher stage when Company C of the 26th 
Engineers likewise began to assemble in Neuendorf. On December 
18 orders were received stating that the work of the water-supply 
companies with the Third Army was completed and that imme- 
diate preparations should be made to return to the regiment in 
France. In compliance with these orders, the water-supply 
material and trucks were turned over to the Chief Engineer, Third 
Army. The following day the companies marched from Neuen- 
dorf to Coblenz, where they entrained at 10 a.m. for Sorcy-sur- 
Meuse, France. 

December 20, 6 p.m., the two companies detrained at Sorcy 
and were billeted in the wooden barracks of the 22d Light Railway 
Engineers, near the railhead. The following morning, due to the 
congested condition of the barracks. Company C moved into the 
town of Sorcy-sur-Meuse, where Companies A and B of the 26th 
Engineers had assembled, the remainder of the Regiment having 
remained at Verdun. 

From December 20 to December 30 Company F remained at 
Sorcy. Infantry drills were held each day, and the men were 
issued new equipment. On December 30 the movement to the 
base port was ordered, and after waiting three hours in the rain 
the regimental train, with Headquarters and Companies D and 
E, arrived from Verdun. At 9 p.m. Companies A, B, C, and F 
had entrained, and at 11.30 p.m. the train left Sorcy. The next 
two days were spent on the train. The men were badly crowded 
in the freight cars, but, contrary to the usual custom of the French 
railroads, an excellent schedule was maintained, and the Regiment 
arrived at Bourg (30 kilometers from Bordeaux) at 6 a.m., Januarv 
2, where it detrained. The billeting accommodations in Bourg 
being very Hmited, Company F was marched to Pregnac-et- 
Gazelles (Plumet) , 6 kilometers from Bourg, where billets had been 
secured by Lieut. Levine. 



102 



HISTORY OF THE 26TH ENGINEERS. 



At Pregnac-et-Gazelles a schedule was adopted similar to the one 
used in Sorcy. Infantry drills were held daily, and preparations 
were made for the movement overseas. Although considerable 
impatience was displayed in the anxiety to start home, a great 
deal of pleasure was derived from the stay at Pregnac, and many 
pleasant memories of the quaint little village will ever remain with 
the Company. 




Camouflaged Canvas Tank. 
A forward Water Point during .\rgonne-Meuse oflfensive. 




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REGIMENTAL HEADQUARTERS. 105 



REGIMENTAL HEADQUARTERS. 

The 26th Engineers was organized in accordance with General 
Order 108, War Department, 1917, which, among other things, 
authorized a Regimental Headquarters consisting of 6 officers and 
38 enlisted men. Major E. H. Whitlock acted as first command- 
ing officer of the new Regiment, beginning September 10, 1917, 
but was soon succeeded by Col. E. J. Dent, Engineers. As the 
other officers who had been assigned to the Regiment reported for 
duty, Capt. Robert Boettger was designated adjutant and Capt. 
W. M. Shallcross, supply officer. 

EnUsted men were first assigned on November 15, having been 
selected in part from the personnel of the several companies, but 
mostly from men who were already on duty at Regimental Head- 
quarters. During the remainder of their stay in the United States 
they were very busy receiving recruits who were coming in every 
day, clothing and equipping them, and otherwise taking care of 
them in their first steps in the army. 

In January, 1918, three men of Regimental Headquarters were 
selected as officer material and sent to the Third Officers' Training 
Camp at Camp Dix, N. J. These men were : Sergt. G . A. Ketchum, 
Private C. B. Dewees, and Private V. C. Compton. After gradua- 
tion the}' were sent to a camp in the southern part of the United 
States and received commissions as second lieutenants. 

The follo\nng March, Company C was instructed to prepare 
for overseas service. At the same time, orders were received to 
send a part of the enlisted personnel of Regimental Headquarters 
to France, where they were very badly needed. As a result of 
these orders, the following men, all of Regimental Headquarters, 
accompanied Company C to France during the latter part of 
March, 1918: ^Master Engineer Chas. E. Duvall, Master Engineer 
William H. Worden, [Master Engineer F. B. Bams, IMaster Engi- 
neer Geo. W. Duncan, Sergt. Jos. G. Kraft, Private E. R. Hoffman, 
Private A. T. Kuys, Private R. T. Lacey. 

Despite this loss of part of its personnel, the affairs of Regimental 



106 HISTORY OF THE 26TH ENGINEERS. 

Headquarters continued to move along very smoothly, the only 
bad reports being the number of bottles collected in its area by 
the O.D. About the middle of April a 26th Engineers band (vol- 
unteer) was organized, and was quartei'ed and messed with Regi- 
mental Headquarters. The resulting difficulties were as few 
as could be expected, and the nightly band practice aided in 
establishing a mutual friendship. Finally, scores Avere evened 
by giving the band a cold shower bath. 

About the middle of May, 1918, word was received for Regi- 
mental Headquarters and Company D to prepare for immediate 
overseas service. On May 22 they were duly inspected and 
reported ready, but orders to move to the port of embarkation 
were not received until about June 18. They left Camp Dix by 
train about 1 a.m. of the 22d of June and proceeded to Jersey City, 
thence via ferry boat to the army docks at Hoboken. Before 
noon they had embarked on the U. S. transport President Grant 
(formerly a German ship). The vessel left the dock about 4 p.m. 
and steamed down the harbor for the night with all troops below 
deck. The following morning, alas! the 26th Engineers con- 
tingent was compelled to watch the departure of the remainder 
of the convoy, for the refrigerating plant of the President Grant 
had broken down. 

It was necessary to repair the plant at once, for there were 40 
carloads of beef on board. On returning to the dock, part of the 
troops disembarked immediately, but those of the 26th Engineers 
did not receive orders to disembark until June 25. They then 
transferred to a ferry boat which took them to Long Island City, 
where they entrained for Camp Mills, L. I. Arriving there in the 
late afternoon, they marched two miles to several rows of tents 
which had been assigned to them. Here they remained until 
June 29, fighting the dust during the day and the cold at night. 
Nearly every one got " aeroplane neck," for there were a dozen or 
more machines in the air all the time from the nearby Mineola 
Aviation Field. The planes could also be heard at night, since the 
pilots were practicing night maneuvering. 

On the morning of June 29 they left Camp Mills via train and 
ferry boat for the Hoboken docks, where they again embarked on 
the President Grant. Most of the other troops on board were 



REGIMENTAL HEADQUARTERS. 107 

colored, some of them being June automatic replacement men 
drafted from the South. Many had never before been ten miles 
away from home. In the afternoon the ship dropped down the 
harbor for the night, this time with every one on deck and the band 
playing. Then early on the morning of June 30, the passengers 
watched the Statue of Libert}^ fade from sight, and were indeed 
on their way to France. 

As senior army officer on board, Col. Dent was in command of 
the troops, over five thousand in number. This entailed a lot of 
work, especially for Regimental Headquarters. The band of the 
colored troops gave daily concerts. One of the favorite sayings 
of the negro soldiers, whenever anything was dropped, was: " Ser- 
geant, take his name." Time passed quickly, and on the evening 
of July 12, the harbor of Brest was reached. Preparations were 
made at once for debarkation, and early on the morning of July 
13 the troops were lightered to shore. Prior to leaving the boat, 
arrangements had been made to provide two days' rations for all 
troops on board. A detail of '^ duskies " from the South was 
selected for this task. It was readily discernible that they had 
had little military training. However, they did manage to give a 
good imitation of a '' mob scene," and finally became a hopeless 
black mixture, while trying to execute the commands given them. 
In desperation. Col. Dent took charge. To his commands they 
responded with a will (?), and the work was finally finished. 
Though the Regimental Headquarters personnel thumbed their 
" I.D.R.'s " industriously, none of them ever found quoted therein 
the commands given that day by Col. Dent. 

With Regimental Headquarters leading the column, the march 
was begun to Pontanezen Barracks, a distance of about three and 
one-half miles. This march tried the spirit of every man, as it 
was a very hard grind, under heavy packs, after being on board 
ship for two weeks. Because of it, the first experience in France 
remains an unpleasant memory to most of the men present. 

Shortly after reaching Pontanezen Barracks, Regimental Head- 
quarters and Company D parted, the latter leaving for Baccarat, 
near the Vosges Mountains, on eastern front. Regimental Head- 
quarters, however, remained until July 26, taking life easy. The 
hardest work was " Pedro " playing. Here the 34th Engineers, 



108 HISTORY OF THE 26TH ENGINEERS. 

left behind at Camp Dix, caught up with the contingent of the 26th 
Engineers. 

On July 26 Regimental Headquarters marched back to Brest 
and entrained for Neufchateau, Headquarters First Army. The 
trip was made in " 40 Hommes — 8 Chevaux " cars. This was 
the introduction of Regimental Headquarters to " side-door " 
pullmans, and was one not likely to be forgotten. It did not seem 
possible that eight horses could be transported in a car of that 
size. This excursion (?) lasted four days and four nights. There 
may have been worse ways of spending a night in France than 
riding in a " box-car," but, if so, they were not discovered. It 
may be said that the story of " Four Nights in a Box-Car " would 
make that of " Ten Nights in a Barroom " seem more like a 
comedy than a tragedy. Nevertheless, the trip had its many 
humorous incidents. The Chaplain, for example, • — he spoke 
French like a native (of China) , — gave the boys many happy 
hours. During a short stop, the Chaplain, by use of the wigwag, 
semaphore, and his French (?), endeavored to ask a native by- 
stander the name of a nearby town. The native laughed heartily 
and replied to his question in choicest English. 

Arriving at Neufchateau on July 30, the men made themselves 
at home in an old French barracks where there was plenty of room, 
and no one had to sleep under a crack in the roof. Here were 
fought the first battles of Vin Blanc and Cognac Hill, with the 
usual results. In the meantime First Army Headquarters had 
moved from Neufchateau to La Ferte-sous-Jouarre (in the 
Chateau-Thierry, region), and the personnel of Regimental 
Headquarters was used to organize the Office of Chief Engineer, 
Second Army. 

In this neighborhood the men first learned that there really 
was a war in France. Eight of them were called upon to drive 
trucks carrying men and ammunition to the front, and, though 
this work only lasted a week, they had many an interesting tale 
to tell when they rejoined their fellows. 

During the stay at Neufchateau, Col. Dent was transferred to 
the 104th Engineers. This loss was felt very keenly. Capt. 
Arthur H. Pratt, of Company B, then assumed command of the 
Regiment. 




TRriHG TO Sf\J AMD xy 

WATCH m m BATTLE AT THE SBtlE TIHE 



110 HISTORY OF THE 26TH ENGINEERS. 

In due course, the Office of Chief Engineer, Second Army, in- 
cluding the Regimental Headquarters, 26th Engineers, was mys- 
teriously ordered to change places with the corresponding office 
of First Army, and on August 13 entrained for La Ferte-sous- 
Jouarre, going via Chaumont and Noisy-le-Sec (near Paris). The 
destination was reached in the evening of August 14, and Capt. 
Knight piloted the men to their new quarters. Entering La Ferte 
reminded one of the " Great White Way," — it was so different. 
Not a light was to be seen, nor hardly a sound to be heard. The 
very evident fact that the railroad station had been recently 
bombed was mighty impressive. 

The next day was spent in establishing the Office of Chief Engi- 
neer, who was now called the " Chief Engineer, Paris Group." 
The " Paris Group " comprised the American troops in the ter- 
ritory around and beyond Chateau-Thierry. By this time, how- 
ever, the American troops were being gradually withdrawn and 
replaced by French troops, — all in preparation for the St. Mihiel 
drive. 

On the second night of the stay in La Ferte, an " alert " was 
sounded about 10 p.m., by buglers and bells. That meant that a 
German plane was overhead. The men were watching the 
searchlights playing over the sky, searching for the plane, when 
suddenly the Boche dropped a bomb or two and seemed to be 
coming their way. A mad scramble for a nearby cellar ensued, 
and it was discovered that 30 men could squeeze through a single 
doorway at one and the same time, all without the slightest (?) 
difficulty. A few seconds later a tremendous explosion was heard 
and felt. Upon investigation (when all had become quiet) it was 
found that the nearest bomb had exploded about one hundred 
yards from their billet. During this raid a total of 9 bombs 
was dropped and several members of the 37th Engineers were 
killed. 

In the earlier days at La Ferte, rations were drawn from the 
French, and discovery was made of what had become of all the 
army mules. However, since no one in Regimental Headquarters 
actually found a horseshoe in his " slum," things went happily. 
It must be admitted that, when again obtainable, the United 
States army ration was the more appreciated. 



REGIMENTAL HEADQUARTERS. Ill 

On September 16 migration was resumed. The Office of Chief 
Engineer, Paris Group, moved to Toul, again becoming the 
Office of Chief Engineer, Second Army. All members of Regi- 
mental Headquarters, with the exception of six enUsted men and 
two officers, accompanied it. The officers and men left behind 
were held pending orders to go to Tours, but later received orders 
to report at First Army Headquarters at Void. Leaving La Ferte 
on September 22, they entrained for Void, via Chateau-Thierry, 
Chalons, Bar-le-Duc, and Toul. At Void they joined the Office 
of Chief Engineer, First Army, completing the personnel of the 
Water Supply Service Headquarters. 

Here several members rejoined Regimental Headquarters, 
coming from Second Army. During the stay at Void a complete 
change in officer personnel was made. Captain Boettger was 
relieved as adjutant by Lieut. Wells of Company C, and Capt. 
Shallcross was reheved as supply officer by Capt. Chambers of 
Companj^ A. Capt. F. W. Scheidenhelm, Water Supply Officer, 
First Army, and previously attached to the Regiment, was pro- 
moted to major and given command of the Regiment. One 
month later, he was promoted to lieutenant-colonel and continued 
in command. From about October 1, therefore. Regimental 
Headquarters played a dual part, being Headquarters for the 
Regiment and Headquarters for the Water Supply Service of the 
First Arm3^ Great difficulty was experienced in the administra- 
tion of the Regiment because the companies were so widely sepa- 
rated. It was well-nigh impossible to get reports of what those 
companies were doing which were operating in the Services of Sup- 
ply and in the Second Army, Later the Regiment was equally 
divided, there being two companies in each of the three armies. 

The latter part of October, the Office of Chief Engineer, First 
Army, moved to Souilly (Meuse), and was followed on October 29 
by Regimental Headquarters, now functioning mainly as First 
Army Water Supply Headquarters. Some of the hardest work, 
along all lines, was done at Souilly. Here the Supply Department 
was called upon to play " Santa Claus " to the companies, and 
undertook the arduous task of outfitting all members of the 26th 
Engineers with a winter outfit, including, of course, a new uniform. 
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112 HISTORY OF THE 2GTH ENGINEERS. 

the Supply Office at this time comprised two officers and four 
enUsted men, and that, in addition to this, they were, at the same 
time, loolcing after the technical supphes for the entire First Army 
Water Supply Service. Although it has been rumored that the only 
thing issued to the men of the companies at this time that came 
anywhere near being a fit were their collar ornaments, still the 
good intentions of this small force must be considered, and they 
should be given credit for what they accomplished. 

During this time the remainder of Regimental Headquarters 
personnel was having considerable difficulty in keeping up with 
the work that was pressing to be done. Unfortunately, the 
twenty-four hours of each day could not be lengthened. Upon 
the signing of the Armistice there was joy everywhere, except at 
Regimental Headquarters at Souilly. It was there that General 
Sherman's famous remark was revised to read: "War is O.K., 
but Peace is Hell! " For now it became necessary to record for 
posterity how it had all been done. 

As Christmas time drew near, it was decided that a double ban- 
quet should be held in celebration. Regimental Supply Sergt. 
Chellis was given full charge of " rustling " the one thing essential 
to all banquets, — ■ food. Four days elapsed without hearing 
anything from Sergt. Chellis, but on Christmas Eve he tele- 
phoned to Headquarters at Souilly. Regimental Sergeant Major 
Noblit then broke the news to the boys that Chellis had done 
everything except to secure the " bacon." Things looked bad 
for having a real Christmas dinner. That night there was a 
solemn gathering in the kitchen. Every man was armed with a 
can-opener, while on the tables were neatly arranged tins of 
" canned William." To the tune of such remarks as, " Well, 
turkey always did stick in my teeth," all prepared to fall to on the 
" corned Willy." Just then Sergt.-Major Nobht arrived, saving 
the day, for with him arrived nine rabbits. Gloom made a silent 
exit and spirits rose. A little later, Sergt. Chellis arrived on the 
scene after all, bringing with him turkeys, chickens, and all that 
goes with them. Thereupon the dreamed-of double banquet 
became a reality. 

About the middle of December word was received for the 26th 
Engineers to prepare for embarkation for the United States, Of 



REGIMENTAL HEADQUARTERS. 113 

course this was hard to take. However, everything was cleared 
up, and on December 29, Regimental Headquarters moved, via 
trucks, to Verdun, and there, with Companies D and E, it en- 
trained for Bordeaux for the first lap of the homeward journey. 
The remainder of the Regiment was picked up at Sorcy Gare that 
night, and for the first time in its history the companies and detach- 
ments of the 26th Engineers were together. 

The morning of January 2 found the Regiment ready to detrain 
at Bourg-sur-Gironde. Forty-eight days were spent in this town, 
awaiting transportation to the States, although even the most 
pessimistic had been able to find no reason for predicting a longer 
than three weeks' stay in this town. 

During the stay at Bourg an epidemic of influenza caused the 
death, among others, of Private First Class Abner W. Snow, which 
was sincerely regretted by all who knew him. This death, occur- 
ring on February 7, 1919, was the only one in Regimental Head- 
quarters during the stay in France. 

Here, once more, the officers and men of Regimental Head- 
quarters discovered that their work was not completed; again 
Regimental Headquarters burned the midnight oil. However, 
since very little was done after midnight, one had all the morning 
(up to 6 A.M.) to himself. 

The above facts having proved conclusively who really won the 
war, it might be well to anticipate the question, sure to be asked, 
by stating that no one in Regimental Headquarters knows why 
two milhon other men were sent to France. There appears to be 
more excuse for the other members of the 26th Engineers than for 
outsiders. 



REGIMENTAL MEDICAL DETACHMENT. 115 



REGIMENTAL MEDICAL DETACHMENT. 

An accurate account of the activities of the Medical Detach- 
ment of the 26th Engineers is difficult of compilation, due to the 
fact that until the regiment left the front on its long homeward 
journey the personnel of the Medical Detachment was never 
together in one place. Previous to that time the Medical Corps 
men were detailed or parceled out among the several separate 
commands of the regiment. Thus they shared the troubles and 
adventures, and helped to ease the ills, of the members of those 
separate commands. 

Taking the regiment as a whole, it may truthfully be said that 
the standard of health and physical efficiency was high. Due to 
the class of work for which the regiment was intended, most of the 
men came from civilian occupations requiring an outdoor hfe. 
They were unusually fit and clean — such was frequently the 
comment of outside medical officers called upon to make inspec- 
tions at the several embarkation and debarkation ports and 
camps. Be it said to the credit of the men that, in general, they 
came back as fit as when they sailed for France. And, aside from 
the grim effects of the influenza, there were very few deaths from 
disease among the members of the regiment. 

From the medical standpoint the history of the regiment during 
the stay at Camp Dix was characterized by quarantine after 
quarantine. The diseases — German measles (brought in by a 
spy, of course), ordinary measles, and scarlet fever — had no 
serious results. But, oh! how the quarantines did take the joy 
out of hving! Then there were the inoculations and vaccina- 
tions. A " shot in the arm " probably proved to be good prepa- 
ration for more serious things in France, as well as being a 
safeguard against the typhoids and smallpox. Unlucky was he 
who fainted in the process and consequently had to endure the 
" kidding " of his comrades. 

The special physical drill, peculiar to Saturdays and sometimes 
designated an " inspection," was particularly popular. Conse- 



116 HISTORY OF THE 26TH ENGINEERS. 

quently the men soon became proficient and could go through it 
by the numbers. This drill persisted even after arrival abroad 
and after purely military drill had become secondary in importance. 

In France, living conditions were found to be very different 
from those enjoyed in the homely but comfortable cantonment 
in the States. Warm quarters were rare. Usually, blanket beds 
had to be made on stone floors or on damp ground, under a leaky 
roof, as hkely as not. Once at the front, the men perforce spent 
night after night under the flimsy protection of a " pup " tent or 
in a leaky, musty, and otherwise inhabited dugout. Often the 
rats and " cooties " were inherited from previous occupants who 
had hastily removed toward the Rhine, under American persua- 
sion. The absolutely essential ban on fires at night resulted time 
and again in continuing dampness of shoes and clothing and 
blankets. 

Such conditions not merely demonstrated the fine physical 
condition of the men but also proved that morale was high and 
spirits right. Naturally enough in those days, the daily bills of 
fare were not selected by expert dietitians; frequently variety 
was hmited or absent. But in general — thanks to the interest 
of the officers, the care of the mess sergeants, and the faithfulness 
of ration truck drivers — ■ there was a sufficiency of food. As for 
the cook's, we " cussed " them at the time, — ■ for want of some- 
thing better to do, — but "here's to them." Their work was 
not of the showy sort, yet it bore heavily on health and spirits. 
They hterally made the best out of what there was. 

During those days at the front the men of the 26th were scat- 
tered in many small detachments. It was impossible for the one 
medical officer, Major Fricke, to cover all of the ground himself, 
and so it was incumbent upon the enlisted men of the Medical 
Detachment to take care of the greater number of the pains and 
ills that arose. Magnificently did they do their part. But their 
number, too, was hmited, and so some of them had to go back 
and forth among several details of men. Their mode of trans- 
portation was to " hike " or to " hop " a passing motor truck. 
Special mention maj^ properly be made of Corporal Crikelair, 
Medical Corps, for his work with Company D in the Bois de 
Forges. His biggest job was rendering first aid to three men 
wounded by shell which landed in the kitchen dugout. 



REGIMENTAL MEDICAL DETACHMENT. 117 

The regiment was fortunate in coming through with relatively 
few battle casualties, considering the fact that working details 
were usually within the shelled areas. A detailed account of the 
casualties would only serve to bring back sad memories to those 
whose less fortunate comrades were the victims. 

One casualty, however, may well be set forth here, constituting, 
as it does, an incident unique in the medical annals of the Ameri- 
can Expeditionary Forces: " Red," a sergeant, was brought into 
the infirmary at 2d Battalion Headquarters, then located west of 
Verdun at Recicourt. Head bound up, the patient stated that a 
big shell had exploded very close to him and had knocked out one 
of his eyes! Such a case is odd, but none the less serious, so the 
" Corps man " lost no time in preparing the diagnosis tag, ready 
for evacuating the man to a real hospital in the rear. At this 
stage, however, " Red " pulled from his pocket the fragments of 
his eye, — most gruesome ! To the diagnosis tag was then added 
the further note that the eye was — of glass. Being hollow, its 
thin walls had actually been shattered by the concussion of a 
bursting shell! 

After the signing of the Armistice, Hving conditions naturally 
became somewhat better; drier quarters were gradually obtain- 
able, and clothing could be dried by fires day or night. With the 
exception of a few mild cases of influenza brought to Sorcy from 
Germany by Company F, there was practically no sickness in the 
i-egiment until it had been about three weeks in the Bordeaux em- 
barkation area, centering, so far as the 26th Engineers was con- 
cerned, about Bourg-sur-Gironde. This was toward the end of 
January, 1919. At this late date, on the eve, so to speak, of sail- 
ing for home, there broke upon the regiment a heretofore avoided 
epidemic of the dreaded " flu." 

For nearly a month the disease held sway, and ultimately a 
total of five hospital ward tents, together with some smaller 
tents, were set up to form a field hospital on the beautiful grounds 
of the chateau which served as regimental headquarters at Bourg. 
The commanding officer, Lieut.-Col. Scheidenhelm, himself on 
sick leave, hurriedly rejoined the organization. Everything pos- 
sible was done to relieve the sick and to check the epidemic. For 
those still on their feet there were procured excess allowances of 



118 HISTORY OF THE 2GTH ENGINEERS. 

blankets and clothing. For the sick, through the cooperation of 
the medical authorities of Base Section No. 2, there came tentage, 
cots, bedding, and medical supplies. Extra nurses were Hkewise 
furnished. 

The field hospital was placed in charge of Capt. M. B. Wesson, 
Medical Corps, who had joined the regiment just before it left 
the front and greatly aided Major Fricke, regimental surgeon, in 
carrying the burden. The American Red Cross organization 
helped mightily, by the loan of nurses and by furnishing special 
foods. When money was lacking, the several Company funds 
were freely offered for the benefit of the sick. Then there was 
Miss Dorothy Gerould, of the Y. M. C. A., who devoted herself 
unsparingly to the sick. By reason of her cheering attention and 
her preparation of special " treats " in the way of food or drink, 
she was a much-appreciated source of aid and inspiration. And 
one cannot forget our good chaplain who busied himself with and 
for the sick, the dying, and the dead, day and night. 

Trying days were those! It was not until February 10 that 
the 160th, and last, case was reported. The greatest number of 
cases under treatment at one time was 90. Yet, everything 
considered, the death rate was not high. Ten comrades it was, 
that we left in the United States MiUtary Cemetery near Carbon 
Blanc in the Bordeaux area. 

Naturally a feeling of thanksgiving prevailed when on February 
19 the entire regiment marched away from Bourg and La Lustre 
and Plumet, on the 25-kilometer " hike " to the Embarkation 
Camp at Genicart, with its " mill " and its super-clean sings. 

In any tale, even though brief, of the Medical Detachment, one 
must not fail to mention the Sanitary Corps personnel. Serving 
in the same general corps of the army, namely, the Medical, they 
had been attached to the regiment for the especial purpose of 
dealing with the quality of the water which the Water-Supply 
Regiment furnished the armies. In their technical work these 
Sanitary Corps men were likewise scattered all over the front, and 
had fully their share of hardships. In fact, 1st Lieut. Jos. A. 
Tinsman, Sanitary Corps, of Company E, was the only officer of 
the regiment to lose his life. It was on November 4, while the 
American First Army was pushing strongly toward Sedan, that 
he was proceeding in charge of a " sterilab " northward from 



REGIMENTAL MEDICAL DETACHMENT. 



119 



Buzancy along a heavily shelled road. Traffic " jammed " and 
the shelling continued, but he remained by his charge until a shell 
fragment struck him in the head. After a brave fight in a hos- 
pital, during which he learned of the Armistice, he passed to his 
own peace, on November 17, 1918. 

First Lieut. Hilhs, MecHcal Corps, who was with the regiment 
at Camp Dix and went to France with the first companies, was 




One of the Few Water Poixts doing solely a " Retail Business." 
Hand pump (dra%viiig from stream), Lyster bag with canteen-filling spigots 
and means for chlorinating water by hand (a duty of the water guard). (Ar- 
gonne-Meuse offensive.) 

soon after arrival transferred to an artillery organization. Hence 
during the active campaign Major Fricke was the only medical 
officer with the regiment. Until September, 1918, there had been 
no dental officer with the regiment. Then 1st Lieut. Vern L. 
Cowan, Dental Corps, was attached, and filled many an aching 
void. He continued meeting the neglected needs of the men 
until the departure from Bourg, when he was torn away to minis- 
ter unto others not so fortunate as to be homeward bound. 

The Medical and Sanitary Corps men were a picked lot, and well 
qualified for their work. Almost every man was either a college 
graduate or a student of medicine. Thrown frequently upon 
their own resources, they served their comrades faithfully and 
efficiently. By their work they earned a fully proportionate 
share in the honor accorded the regiment as a whole. 



THE JOURNEY HOME. 121 



THE JOURNEY HOME. 

Now, in the twelfth month on the thirtieth day of the month, 
in the year which saw the downfall of the Hun, were gathered 
together the six companies of the band of those who furnished 
water. From the four winds were thej^ assembled; yea, even 
from the three armies were they called. Fi'om the First Army 
two companies, from the Second Army two companies, and from 
the Third Army two companies. And they were all in one place in 
a town called Sorcy, and they were glad, for they were going Home. 
Had not their captains given orders, saying, each to his company : 
Let us depart from hence and go elsewhere; there will we meet 
our comrades whom we have not seen, and when we are together 
then we will all depart to our homes, yea, then shall each man go 
to his own house — in due time? 

So it happened that when all of the companies were assembled 
at Sorcy, the men rejoiced and were glad. And they lifted up 
their voices and sang, even in the mud and in the snow they sang. 
And these were the words wherewith they showed their joy: Glo- 
rious! Glorious! Three firkins of wine for the four of us. 

Then said their leaders: Go to! it is not seeml}^ thus to waste 
time singing. Mount ye into your wagons and let us be gone. 
But when the men saw the wagons, thej' were wroth, and spoke 
one unto another, saying: Is it in these things that we shall ride? 
Look ye, they are small and few in number, being but thirty and 
four, and we are many. We shall have no room. It is cold and 
we have no beds. Let them give us straw to lie upon. The M.P.'s 
may seek to drive us and more also, but we will not mount. And 
thus after the manner of soldiers, did they bicker. But amongst 
the multitude were some of keen eye and deep understanding. 
And these said: Look ye; Does not each man wish to go Home? 
Speak not of the M.P.'s. They are pas bon. Ye know that we go 
to the sea and into the vessel prepared for us. See ye not that on 
the other side of these wagons there are still other wagons filled with 
straw? Let us mount, and when it is dark then we will salvage 
straw, heaucoup straw, so that every man shall have a bed unto 
himself. 



122 HISTORY OF THE 26TH ENGINEERS. 

Then did the men take cheer, and after they were in the wagons, 
when it was dark did they salvage straw and did make beds, for 
every man a bed. Only it was one large bed in each wagon 
whereon all did lie. 

Now there were in all, one thousand four hundred two score and 
three; and the wagons were thirty in number and four for the 
baggage. So it came about that there was a crowding in the 
wagons, but none murmured, for they said: We are going Home. 
Let us be content with our lot. And thej^ were content. 

Now about midnight on the thirtieth day of the month, with 
much noise did they depart. And the wagons were fastened one 
to another lest any should be lost. 

Now it was in the winter-time and cold withal, and some did 
say : What is this? We are cold and there is no fire wherewith to 
be warm. Shall we perish with cold while we journey? We will 
not. Let us buy wine that we may make merry and forget our 
sorrows. And they did. And the wine was of good flavor and 
did hold within itself a mighty wallop. And they were warmed. 
And so throughout the journey some did drink and make merry. 

And for two nights and two days and another night did they 
travel, and, though they were crowded, yet did they not complain, 
for the journey was a swift one and interesting. Of meat and drink 
had they plenty; for meat they had willy and for drink vin rouge 
and for bread they had hard cakes of unleavened bread. 

So, on the morning of the second day of the first month of the 
New Year, at thie cock-crow did they arrive at Bourg-sur-Gironde, 
which is hard by Bordeaux. 

Now it so happened that beside the wagons at their place of 
stopping, were many casks of wine. And seeing it, were the men 
in the nearest wagon glad. And one said to another: Seest thou 
that which I see? And he said: What seest thou? And the first 
replied: I see, as it were, much joy. Arise and let us partake; 
though it is yet early I have a marvelous thirst. And they took 
two casks within the wagon, and the last state of that wagon w^as 
worse than the first. For lo! when the morning came the}^ were 
all happily irritated and did make merry, one with another. Now 
when those in command saw what had taken place the.y cried: 
This should not be thus. Lo, these men have drunk wine, and 



THE JOURNEY HOME. 123 

upon strong drink have they looked, and yet have they not offered 
us of it. Go to, we will make an example of them. For we also 
have thirst. And they made an example of them and sent them 
off to prison. And there was peace in Bourg — for a time. And 
it rained. 

But after the men had been taken to their resting places there 
was a murmming. And they said: Are we Germans that we 
should be thrust into barns, or Huns that we should be placed in 
houses without fires? Let us protest. And straightway they 
marched upon the hill called Cognac. And they chmbed it. 
And there was a battle. And thus the protest was made. And 
they called it the Battle of Cognac Hill. And it rained. 

Now when the captains and the leaders heard of the battle, upon 
the hill called Cognac, they said one to another: We must make 
another example (after we have fought a little ourselves). And 
having fought a little they sent out men, strong men, to gather 
up the stragglers. And it was so. And there was peace amidst 
the rain. 

Then did the captains and the lieutenants band together against 
their men, and did take counsel against them lest the men wax fat 
and grow lazy in ease. And the days were filled with marches, 
and they drilled and were given in drills so that they groaned 
beneath their burden. And it rained. 

Now when the inhabitants of Bourg saw how these things came 
to pass they called together a council. And the wise men assem- 
bled and said: Let us take heed, lest we lose much silver. These 
men will cause much damage. Have they not broken up doors 
and stairways wherewith to warm themselves? Have they not 
broken windows? Have they not salvaged much firewood? They 
have. Go to; we will say naught until the day of their departure, 
lest they be wroth and buy no more vin hlanc; but when they go, 
then will there be a day of reckoning. And even as they had 
spoken, so it later came about, for the bill was presented, even 
many bills, and much silver was required of the men, and they were 
vexed. 

The land to which the children of the Water Supply had come 
was a fair land and a warm one withal. But at times it did rain 
and they were wet; and on account of this wetness a sickness 



124 HISTORY OF THE 2GTH ENGINEERS. 

descended upon them and many were sick. And when they saw 
that of this sickness some died, were the men dismayed. But 
while the sickness was raging there came to Bourg one who did 
more for the afflicted than many doctors. And the men said: 
She is as an angel. She goeth abroad speaking cheerily to all; 
she visiteth the sick and the afflicted. Is she not of our race and 
does she not speak our tongue? There is none like unto her in all 
the land. And her presence was like a draught of clear water 
when the sun shineth hot. 

Now among the six companies were two companies of a proud 
and haughty disposition. For, said one to the other: Are we of 
the common herd? Are we not better than the other four? Let 
us leave them to their barns and let us leave that upstart head- 
quarters in the Citadelle and let us 'parti. And they partied, one 
to one city and the other to another, and the names of the two 
cities are La Lustre and Plumet. And it rained. 

Now after a while it happened that one captain spake unto his 
men words of wisdom ; and he opened his mouth and said : O men, 
it has come unto my ears that there are among you some who fear 
to place their shirts upon the floor lest they walk away and escape. 
Now it shall be, that upon the word of command, any man who 
has this fear shall step forward. And he said unto them: Step; 
and behold the whole assembly stepped. Then was there a hurry- 
ing to and fro, and the wires were kept hot, and a bathhouse was 
built and a cart bearing the fires of hell was brought, and all the 
men bathed and put their clothing in the cart, and received it in 
worse condition than before. And all were happy. 

And again the chiefs took counsel among themselves saying: 
Let us have a parade. And so it came to pass that on an afternoon 
the men were gathered together on a plain by tens and by hun- 
dreds and by thousands, and did march to and fro upon the plain. 
And the sound of their footsteps was of the sound of a great 
host marching into battle. And when the sound of the harp and 
the sackbut, the dulcimer and the cymbal was heard, they did 
honor to their standard, the most beautiful the world has ever 
seen; and their hearts were uplifted. 

After these things were the men fatigued and they murmured 
again, saying: When do we go upon the ship? Our souls are weary 



THE JOURNEY HOME. 125' 

of this land. We no longer have work to do and we would depart, 
each to his own Home. How long, O chief, how long? And once 
more was there a battle upon the hill called Cognac. 

Then said their chief: Have patience; soon will we depart; be 
of good cheer. And even as he said, so it happened. For on the 
forty and eighth day of their sojourn they departed. Early in 
the morning they arose and girded up their loins; and having 
eaten, they departed bearing their burdens upon their backs. 
And it rained. 

And when they had journeyed all that day they came to a place 
whereon stood many buildings of wood, and when they saw it 
they were glad, for they said: On the morrow or the next day or 
the next will we be on the ship to take us to our own country. 
This is without a doubt the place called the Embarkation Camp. 
And they smiled one upon another. 

But it was not so, for again upon the morrow, after a night in 
the buildings of wood, were they called upon to take up their jour- 
ney. And there was a dissension among them, for said they: Are 
we not here? Why go we elsewhere? We know not why we go. 
But they went. 

Again they perceived buildings of wood and one, lifting up his 
eyes unto them while he was yet afar off, spoke, saying: Now 
know I where we go; that is the place called the Mill. And 
when they heard this, they were afraid and did whisper among 
themselves. 

Now when they approached this place strange noises were 
heard, as of souls in torment, so that their knees did shake and 
their bones become as water. But when they saw men leaving 
the Mill with clothing disarranged and with heavy burdens on 
their backs, they said: Are we not men also? Are we not as 
mighty as these we have seen coming out of the Mill? We are. 
Let us be of good courage. And they were no longer afraid. 

So upon command did they enter and after a space of two hours 
they began to leave with boots unlaced even as the others. And I 
spake unto one saying: Tell me, I pray thee, the meaning of all 
this, and explain to me the mystery of the Mill. And he said: 
Pause a moment until I collect myself. And when he was col- 
lected he lifted up his voice and wept. Then said I : Why weepest 



THE JOURNEY HOME. 127 

thou? And he said: I weep for my baldness. And lifting up 
mine eyes I looked and behold he was sheared, even as a shorn 
lamb. 

And when we were seated he took up the burden of his stor>' 
and said: I will lay bare to thee the secret of the Mill and will 
expose to thee the mystery of this thing. Behold, when I had 
entered the door one came and said : Give me thy name and num- 
ber. And when I had given my name (he already had my number) , 
he gave me a piece of paper bearing writing thereon. And when 
I looked around I was in a large room with many men and the 
noise of their voices was as the noise of a tempest. One pushed 
me and I found myself among them. Two beckoned and when I 
had approached them with fear and trembhng they took my 
bundle and opened it and did take for themselves my most treas- 
ured possessions, my leathern jerkin and my russet shoes. With 
jokes did they despoil me and with laughter did they bid me go. 
And I passed to a room manj^ cubits long wherein were pens like 
those of a slaughterhouse. There one, an evil-looking man, did 
bid me disrobe. Having done so he opened the door and drew 
forth a thing of wood upon which he bade me put all my posses- 
sions except my three small pieces of silver which I kept in a bag 
with curious markings upon it. And they did rattle together. 
The thing of wood bearing my possessions and those of my com- 
panions, he put again through the door into a room from which 
came a roaring as of a hungry lion, and I wondered thereat. Then 
with shouts he drove us before him to one seated by a bright and 
dazzling light. 

Then spake he who was by the light : Hast thou cooties? Nay; 
said I. He spake again: Pass on. And with a light heart I hied 
me to the next room wherein was a sound of running water and 
much laughter. There I bathed me and made myself clean. With 
a lightened burden I passed to another room wherein were more 
bright lights. Here one thumped me on the breast, another looked 
down my throat, another pierced me with a needle (for what I 
wot not, but I felt a great dizziness and my nether parts did knock 
together) . Then in a long and narrow room one gave me clothing, 
another shoes, another a condiment can, according as it was writ 
on the paper I was given. 

After many days, it seemed, I came to another room wherein 



128 HISTORY OF THE 26TH ENGINEERS. 

were more pens, and when I had seated myself, behold, a door 
opened and the thing of wood bearing my possessions came out. 
And now a wonderful thing came to light, for behold, when I 
touched them they were hot, yea, very hot, for they did seem to 
burn me. How it came about I know not. Hastily did I put on 
my clothing, not even having time to touch the latchet of my 
shoes, for with howls were we driven onward. And now curses 
be on him who robbed me of my hair, for when I would have left 
this house of torment, one pulled me to a seat and with swift 
movements did take my hair and leave me as I am. 

And it rained. 

Then were there days of anxiety for the men of the Water Supply; 
then was there gnashing of teeth, for many were called and many 
were chosen to wield the muck-stick and the banjo. And some 
did build buildings of wood and buildings of iron. Some did run 
to and fro upon the face of the earth as messengers, and some did 
work as K.P.'s. And some did work in the Mill, but on the faces 
of these was a great joy, for, said they: Now will we avenge our- 
selves. But of all the workers in the MiU, the one most happy 
was he who had bewailed the loss of his hair, for said he : At home 
am I a plumber, but before I return I will have avenged myself 
greatly. Have I not shorn many, and have I not thereby gained 
many francs? And he leapt with joy. 

And always the chiefs comforted them saying: Peace, 'twill not 
be long. Even now the vessel to bear ye home is here. But first 
must ye be inspected by the greatest of us all. And it was so, 
for on the first day of the third month came the Commander-in- 
Chief, and from early morning until midday did he inspect them, 
and he addressed words of praise to them and went his way. 

But now a trial came to some, for on the boat prepared there 
was not room for all, and needs must be that some be left. But 
those whose lot it was to stay were of good heart and spoke not 
words of envy, for, said they: Perchance our boat may be swifter 
than that of these sons of Belial, so let us be of good courage. 

And so in the third month of the second day of the month in the 
first year to follow the ending of the war against the powers of 
darkness, three hundred two score and four of these mighty men of 
valor set sail with songs of joy and homecoming on their lips. 



THE JOURNEY HOME. 129 

And when they were upon the great waters many were sick and 
they said: Let us die. But they could not, for their sickness lay 
heavy upon them. 

Thus the voyage passed, each day better than the day before, 
until the last day when there arose a tumult among the captains 
and the lieutenants and the chiefs, for an order had gone forth 
forbidding them to wear the most useless of their trappings and 
the most highly prized. And they said one to another: What 
maimer of thing is this? Shall we throw into discard our Sam 
Brownes? Go to! we will not. But they did. And when they 
appeared without their trappings one army nurse spake unto her 
fellow, saving: Are they not odd? Do they not appear undressed? 
And there was a great snickering. 

And so in the thu'd month on the twelfth day of the month they 
arrived in the home port, and there were smiles and tears of great 
gladness. And the men, after the manner of soldiers, said : Never 
again! When once we see our homes we will not leave again. 
But each knew in his heart that he spoke from his lips only. 

Here endeth the history of the men of the Water Supply. The 
story of their wanderings ye know and of the works that they did 
ye know. Of the trials thej'' endured ye know not, for when trials 
and tribulations cease, do they not seem as dreams? And of their 
regard for their chiefs ye will not hear for a Httle time, for again, 
after the manner of soldiers among themselves, they pleasure in 
speaking hardly of those in authority. 

What ye will hear is of the love of Home, and the love of Coun- 
try, and a fuller understanding of the duty of man to man. 

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Died of disease 21 

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Total 28 



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LOCATIONS OF ORGANIZATION HEADQUARTERS. 



Regimental Headquarters. 

Camp Dix, N. J., September 10, 1917, to June 22. 1918. 

Neufchateau (Vosges), July 30, 1918, to August 12, 1918. 

La Fert^-sovis-Jouarre (Seine-et-Marne), August 15, 1918, to September 16, 

1918. 
Toul (Meurthe-et-Moselle), September 18, 1918, to September 23, 1918. 
Void (Meuse), September 23, 1918, to October 29, 1918. 
Souilly (Meuse), October 29, 1918, to December 28, 1918. 
Bourg-sur-Gironde (Gironde), January 2, 1919, to February 19, 1919. 
Bordeaux Embarkation Camp, February 19, 1919. to March 2, 1919. 
Camp Dix, N. J., March 13, 1919, to March 15, 1919. 

Company A. 

Camp Dix, N. J., September 10, 1917, to October 28, 1917. 
St. Nazaire, November 17, 1917, to December 6, 1917. 
Bourmont (Haute-Marne), December 8, 1917, to January 7, 1918. 
Daillecourt (Haute-Marne), January 7, 1918, to January 25, 1918. 
Montigny-le-Roi (Haute-Marne), January 25, 1918, to April 11, 1918. 
Rimaucourt (Haute-Marne), April 11, 1918, to May 18, 1918. 
Vittel (Vosges). May 18, 1918, to June 12, 1918. 

Les Franchises (Haute-Marne), June 12, 1918, to September 20, 1918. 
Commercy (Meuse), September 25, 1918, to October 4, 1918. 
St. Mihiel (Meuse), October 4, 1918, to December 20, 1918. 
Sorcy-sur-Meuse (Meurthe-et-Moselle), Dec. 20, 1918, to Dec. 30, 1918. 
Joined regiment, December 30, 1918. 

Company B. 

Camp Dix, N. J., September 10, 1917, to October 28, 1917. 

St. Nazaire, November 17, 1917, to December 6, 1917. 

Bourmont (Haute-Marne), December 8. 1917. to February 12, 1918. 

Huillidcourt (Haute-Marne), February 12, 1918, to March 14, 1918. 

Humes (Haute-Marne), March 14, 1918, to May 16, 1918. 

Les Franchises (Haute-Marne), May 16, 1918, to May 30, 1918. 

Lagney (Meurthe-et-Moselle), June 1, 1918, to September 23, 1918. 

Grosrovres (Meurthe-et-Moselle), September 23, 1918, to December 20, 1918. 

Sorcy-sur-Meuse (Meurthe-et-Moselle), Dec. 20, 1918, to Dec. 30, 1918. 

Joined regiment, December 30, 1918. 

Company C. 

Camp Dix, N. J., September 10, 1917, to March 29, 1918. 
Humes (Haute-Marne), April 15, 1918, to April 20, 1918. 
Rimaucourt (Haute-Marne), April 21, 1918, to May 17, 1918. 
Tours, May 18, 1918, to October 18, 1918. 
Ancemont (Meuse), October 21, 1918, to November 17, 1918. 
Advance to Coblenz, November 17, 1918, to December 13, 1918.' 
Wirges (Germany), December 13, 1918, to December 17, 1918. 
Sorcy-sur-Meuse (Meurthe-et-Moselle), Dec. 20, 1918, to Dec. 30,^1918. 
Joined regiment, December 30, 1918. 



136 HISTORY OF THE 26TH ENGINEERS. 

Company D. 

Camp Dix, N. J., December 21, 1917, to June 22, 1918. 
Baccarat (Meurthe-et-Moselle), July 21, 1918, to July 29, 1918. 
Fere-en-Tardenois, August 4, 1918, to August 21, 1918. 
Griscourt (Meurthe-et-Moselle), August 23, 1918, to September 18, 1918. 
Jouy-en-Argonne (Meuse), September 19, 1918, to October 12, 1918. 
Bois-de-Forges (Meuse), October 13, 1918, to October 14, 1918. 
Bethincourt (Meuse), October 14, 1918, to October 27, 1918. 
Bois-de-Forges, October 27, 1918, to November 9, 1918. 
Liny-devant-Dun (Meuse), November 9, 1918, to December 27, 1918. 
Verdun (Meuse), December 27, 1918, to December 30, 1918. 
Joined regiment, December 30, 1918. 

Company E. 

Camp Dix, N. J., February 17, 1918, to August 11, 1918. 

Le Havre, September 1, 1918, to September 4, 1918. 

Pompey (Meurthe-et-Moselle), September 7, 1918, to September 17, 1918. 

Les Islettes-en-Argonne, September 19, 1918, to October 14, 1918. 

Abri du Crochet, October 14, 1918, to October 27, 1918. 

Chatel (Ardennes), October 27, 1918, to November 4, 1918. 

Buzancy (Ardennes), November 5, 1918, to November 17, 1918. 

Verdun (Meuse), November 17, 1918, to December 30, 1918. 

Joined regiment, December 30, 1918. 

Company F. 

Camp Dix, N. J., April 19, 1918, to August 11, 1918. 

Le Havre, September 1, 1918, to September 4, 1918. 

Sorcy Gare (Meurthe-et-Moselle), September 7, 1918, to September 12, 1918. 

Bernecourt (Meurthe-et-Moselle), September 12, 1918, to September 14, 1918. 

Pannes (Meurthe-et-Moselle), September 14, 1918, to September 18, 1918. 

Auzeville (Meuse), September 22, 1918, to September 28, 1918. 

Recicourt (Meuse), September 28, 1918, to October 25, 1918. 

Cierges (Meuse), October 25, 1918, to November 5, 1918. 

Nouart (Ardennes), November 5, 1918, to November 16, 1918. 

Advance to Neuendorf (Germany), November 17, 1918, to December 16, 1918.^ 

Sorcy-sur-Meuse, December 20, 1918, to December 30, 1918. 

Plumet (Gironde), January 2, 1919, to February 19, 1919. 

Joined regiment, February 19, 1919. 



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ORGANIZATIONS WITH WHICH 26TH ENGINEERS WAS 
ASSOCIATED IN FRANCE. 

U. S. Armies. 

The 26th Engineers was organized for service with a field army, 
— that is, to be assigned to an army headquarters and to receive 
orders directly from the commanding general of an army, as 
distinguished from a corps or division. Under the conditions 
which existed in France, it became necessary to divide the regi- 
ment, and the various companies served all three of the field armies 
which were organized as part of the American Expeditionary 
Forces. 

First Army. 

Companies B, C, D, E, and F were assigned at various times 
to this army, and served either in one or both of the two major 
operations of St. Mihiel and Argonne-Meuse. During the latter 
offensive, regimental headquarters was also assigned to this army. 

Compam^ A also served under First Army for a short period 
immediately preceding the formation of the Second Army. 

Second Army. 

Companies A and B served with this army during the period 
of occupation of the St. Mihiel front, after the successful attack 
by the First Army. 

Third Army (Army of Occupation). 

Companies C and F were assigned to this army soon after the 
signing of the Armistice, and accompanied it on the advance into 
Germany. 

U. S. Corps. 

The individual companies of thd 26th Engineers serving with 
field armies were usually assigned responsibility for water supply 
in areas or districts corresponding with the areas assigned to corps, 
and close liaison was maintained with the chief engineers of the 
respective corps. The following list indicates the corps with which 
such relations were maintained: 



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HISTORY OF THE 26TH ENGINEERS. 



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May 29-July 10. 
Aug. 23-Sept. 18. 
Sept. 20-Nov. 15. 
Aug. 4-Sept. 8. 

Sept. 19-Nov. 14. 
Nov. 17-Dec. 17. 
Aug. 20-Nov. 16. 
Nov. 17-Dec. 17. 
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Lagney, Grosrouvres. 

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St. Mihiel offensive. 
Argonne-Meuse offensive. 
Occupation Aisne-Marne area. 
Argonne-Meuse offensive. 

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St. Mihiel offensive. 
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U. S. Divisions. 

Various companies of the 26th Engineers acting as army water- 
supply troops had responsibihty for water supply in many areas 
temporarily occupied by combat divisions. Among these divi- 
sions were the following: 



Division. 


Company. 


Military Operation. 


Approximate Dates, 1918. 


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BandF 


St. Mihiel offensive. 


Aug. 20-Sept. 18. 


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Argonne-Meuse offensive. 


Sept. 20-Oct. 15. 


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C 


Advance into Germany. 


Nov. 17-Dec. 17. 


2 


D 


St. Mihiel offensive. 


Sept. 10-Sept. 16. 


2 


F 


Advance into Germany. 


Nov. 17-Dec. 17. 


3 


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Argonne-Meuse offensive. 


Sept. 30-Oct. 15. 


3 


C 


Advance into Germany. 


Nov. 17-Dec. 17. 


4 


D 


Occupation Aisne-Marne front. 


Aug. 4-Sept. 8. 


4 


D 


Argonne-Meuse offensive. 


Sept. 19-Oct. 10. 


5 


DandE 


St. Mihiel offensive. 


Sept. lO-Sept. 16. 


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B 


Occupation Toul sector. 


May 29- June 30. 


28 


D 


Occupation Aisne-Marne front. 


Aug. 4-Sept. 8. 


28 


E 


Argonne-Meuse offensive. 


Sept. 20-Oct. 8. 


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D 


Argonne-Meuse offensive. 


Oct. 5-Oct. 15. 


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Argonne-Meuse offensive. 


Sept. 30-Oct. 15. 


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Advance into Germany. 


Nov. 17-Dec. 17. 


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D 


Argonne-Meuse offensive. 


Sept. 19-Oct. 10. 


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E 


Argonne-Meuse offensive. 


Sept. 20-Oct. 1. 


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B 


Occupation Baccarat sector. 


Aug. 4-Sept. 20. 


37 


F 


Argonne-Meuse offensive. 


Sept. 22-Oct. 5. 


42 


B and F 


St. Mihiel offensive. 


Sept. .9-Sept. 30. 


42 


E 


Argonne-Meuse offensive. 


Nov. 5-Nov. 10. 


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D 


Occupation Aisne-Marne front. 


Aug. 4-Sept. 8. 


77 


E 


Argonne-Meuse offensive. 


Sept. 20-Nov. 11. 


78 


E 


Argonne-Meuse offensive. 


Oct. 5-Nov. 4. 


79 


F 


Argonne-Meuse offensive. 


Sept. 22-Sept. 30. 


80 


D 


Argonne-Meuse offensive. 


Sept. 19-Oct. 20. 


80 


E 


Argonne-IMeuse offensive. 


Oct. 31-Nov. 6. 


81 


C 


Occupation Verdun sector. 


Oct. 18-Nov. 17. 


82 


B 


Occupation St. Mihiel sector. 


Aug. 15-Sept. 12. 


82 


DandE 


St. Mihiel offensive. 


Aug. 20-Sept. 30. 


82 


E 


Argoime-Meuse offensive. 


Oct. 8-Oct. 15. 


89 


B 


Occupation Toul sector. 


June 30- July 21. 


89 


BandF 


St. Mihiel offensive. 


Aug. 26-Oct. 1. 


90 


DandE 


St. Mihiel offensive. 


Sept. 12-Sept. 16. 


90 


B 


Occupation Toul sector. 


July 21-Aug. 15. 


91 


D 


Argonne-Meuse offensive. 


Sept. 22-Oct. 1. 


92 


B 


Occupation Toul sector. 


Nov. 10-Nov. 17. 



Note: Companies C and F were assigned as water-supply troops to the 1st, 2d, 3d, and 
32d divisions during the advance into Germany, reporting directly to the division engineers 
thereof. 



150 HISTORY OF THE 26TH ENGINEERS. 

U. S. Engineer Regiments. 

24th Engineers (Shop). 

The operation of approximately 20 unsalvaged pumping plants, 
previously operated by the 26th Engineers in the St. Mihiel and 
Argonne-Meuse areas, was turned over to this regiment on Decem- 
ber 20, 1918, when the 26th Engineers reassembled preparatory 
to returning to the United States. 

37th Engineers (Electrical and Mechanical). 

This regiment was closel}' associated with the 26th Engineers 
during the St. Mihiel offensive, when it installed pumps and 
furnished operators at pumping plants established by the water- 
supply troops. Due to the insufficient number of the latter 
available during this offensive and until October 7, 1918, Company 
D, 37th Engineers, acted as water-supply troops in the Rattentout 
sector (V Corps area), south of Verdun. During the Argonne- 
Meuse offensive this regiment installed pumps and furnished 
operators, but not as extensively as in the preceding attack. 

After the Armistice was signed, 1st Lieut. A. B. Fletcher and 40 
men from Company E, 26th Engineers, were attached to the 1st 
Battalion, 37th Engineers, to assist in the investigation and re- 
habilitation of water stations along the railroad between Conflans 
and Coblenz on the Rhine. The members of this command were 
among the very first Americans to reach Coblenz. 

27th Engineers (Mining). 

Company A of this regiment assisted a detachment from Com- 
pany B, 26th Engineers, during August and part of September, 
1918, when stationed at Baccarat. The work consisted of the 
construction of water-supply facilities in the Baccarat sector 
of the Eighth French Army, then occupied by the 77th U. S. 
Division. 

Company B and part of Company A were, during the St. Mihiel 
offensive, attached partly to Company B and partly to Company 
D, 26th Engineers, and ably assisted in the construction of water 
points for the supply of troops engaged in this operation. Their 
work in constructing dugouts and bomb-proof shelters for pump- 
ing plants was particularly valuable. 



ORGANIZATIONS WITH WHICH ASSOCIATED IN FRANCE. 



151 



Water Tank Trains. 
1st Provisional. 

This water tank train was brought into existence just preceding 
the St. Mihiel attack as an emergency organization to perform 
the work of the authorized trains prior to their arrival from the 
United States. Its equipment and personnel were assembled from 
the " four corners " of France at a time of great stress, and much 




Paht of First Provisional Water Tank. Train (1 000-gal. Tanks) 



credit is due Major M. F. LaCroix, Engineers, Water Transport 
Officer, whose perseverance and energy were largel}^ responsible 
for its successful organization. This train served with the 26th 
Engineers during the St. Mihiel offensive and for a portion of the 
Argonne-Meuse operation. The following officers were in charge: 

2d Lieut. J. G. Garibaldi, Q.M.C., commanding officer. 

2d Lieut. O. Hill, Engrs. (Co. B, 27th Engrs.). 

2d Lieut. R. Mead, S.C. 

2d Lieut. C. D. Smith, Engrs. 

The enUsted personnel consisted of Truck Company 311 of the 
403d Train, 26 men from Company B, 27th Engineers, and addi- 
tional men furnished by the Motor Transport Corps, First Army, 



152 HISTORY OF THE 26TH ENGINEERS. 

— a total of 124 men. These men were separated from their 
commands and hved and worked under most discouraging condi- 
tions. Their work was very difficult and at times dangerous. 
By their undaunted perseverance and resolution, however, in- 
spired by the practical evidence of the usefulness of their work, 
the truck trains were kept moving, and drinking water, drawn 
at pumping stations in the rear, was regularly delivered as far 
forward as trucks were permitted to go. 

2d Provisional. 

This water tank train was in every respect similar to the 1st 
Provisional Train, and performed similar service in adjacent sec- 
tors of the front. Its officers were as follows: 

1st Lieut. F. S. Altman, Engrs., commanding officer. 
2d Lieut. A. Bradford, Engrs. 
2d Lieut. B. C. Olmsted, Q.M.C. 
2d Lieut. T. P. Jesson, Q.M.C. 

The enlisted personnel consisted of Truck Company 3, 23d Engi- 
neers, and additional men from a number of different organiza- 
tions, furnished by the Motor Transport Corps, — a total of 132 
men. 

301st Water Tank Train, 

This organization, comprising 20 officers and 420 men, served 
with the 26th Engineers in the First Army Water Service during 
the Argorme-Meuse operation, after its arrival from the United 
States. The organization reached Clermont-en-Argonne, October 
16, 1918, and gradually replaced the 1st and 2d Provisional trains 
whose personnel was returned to its proper organizations. 

30 M Water Tank Train. 

This organization reached the army zone soon after the 301st 
Train, and was attached to the Second Army. Company B, 
commanded by Capt. Higgins, was assigned to the Lagney Dis- 
trict and served with Company B, 26th Engineers. 

Other U, S. Organizations. 

59th Pioneer Infantry. 

Five companies of this organization were attached as labor 
troops to an equal number of companies of 26th Engineers during 



154 HISTORY OF THE 26TH ENGINEERS. 

the offensives of October and November, 1918. The officers 
cooperated fully with the officers of the 26th Engineers during 
this period of stress, and the most cordial relations existed. Valu- 
able assistance was rendered the water-supply troops under very 
difficult and, at times, dangerous conditions. The following 
companies of Pioneers were assigned: 

Company C to Company A, 26th Engineers, and Company D 
to Company B, 26th Engineers, during the period of organizing 
the territory captured from the enemy in the St. Mihiel attack. 

Companies I, K, and M, respectively to Companies E, F, and 
D, 26th Engineers, during the Argonne-Meuse offensive and the 
salvage operations immediately thereafter. 

542d Service Battalion. 

Company A of this organization was attached to Company B, 
26th Engineers, during October and November, 1918, and assisted 
in water-supply construction in the Lagney District. 

French Organizations. 

Service des Eaux, Sixth French Army. 

Company D, 26th Engineers, was associated with this organi- 
zation from August 4 to September 8, 1918, in the III U. S. Corps 
area south of the Vesle River. Most cordial relations were es- 
tablished between the officers of the Company and Lieut. Bonne- 
valle, in command of the local French water-supply troops, and 
it was he who initiated the Company in army water-supply work 
on an active front. It was here also that Company D had its 
first experience under shell fire. 

Service des Eaux, Second French Army. 

Just preceding and during the Argonne-Meuse operation the 
officers of the 26th Engineers came into repeated contact with the 
officers of this service, and most pleasant relations existed. Their 
assistance at a critical period in furnishing information of the 
water resources and developed water supplies of the region, and 
especially in supplying the much-needed tanks, power pumps, 
and other water-supply material, was deeply appreciated by the 
officers of the regiment. Among other officers, Lieut.-Col. Parent, 
Capt. Bailly, and Lieut. Maldidier will long be remembered. 



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Service des Eaux, Eighth French Army. 

The 26th Engineers was closely associated with this organiza- 
tion for a longer period than with any other of the French mili- 
tary forces. As early as January, 1918, an officer of the regiment 
visited the Toul sector, spending considerable time with Lieut. 
Salmon, the local sector water-supply officer, in studying water 
resources and methods and organization employed in the mihtary 
water-supply work. Lieut. Salmon was a trained mining engineer, 
and had had an extended civilian experience prior to the war. 
He had directed the drilling of many wells in the sector, and had 
much valuable geologic and well data which he freely made avail- 
able. Company B, 26th Engineers, was later assigned to the sec- 
tor, and from June 1 to August 10, 1918, operated with the co- 
operation of the French, exercised through Lieut. Salmon. Very 
cordial relations were estabhshed during this period. Similar 
relations existed in the Baccarat sector, with Lieut. Roumegous, 
where a detachment of Company B was stationed during August, 
1918, on water-supply construction work for the 77th U. S. Di\d- 
sion. Capt. Salmon, chief of the Service des Eaux, Eighth Army, 
will also be very pleasantly remembered by the officers who 
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WATER SUPPLY SERVICE OF THE 
AMERICAN EXPEDITIONARY FORCES. 

The 26th Engineers formed a veiy important part of the Water- 
Supply Service of the American Expeditionary Forces, especially 
in the Zone of the Armies. It furnished much of the headquarters 
personnel for the Water Supply Services of the First and Second 
Armies. The water-supply work in the field was carried on bj^ 
the various companies of the regiment, assisted by attached labor 
troops, the Water Tank Trains, and pump operators furnished by 
the Electrical and Mechanical Regiment. The following extracts 
from General Orders No. 131, G.H.Q., and Bulletin No. 55, 
G.H.Q., state clearly the duties and functions of the Water Supply 
Service and the relation to the Service of the " special engineer 
troops experienced in water-supply work." The organization 
chart for the First Army Water Supply Service shows these rela- 
tions still more clearly, and also the relations of various officers 
to the Service and to the 26th Engineers. 



G.H.Q. 
AMERICAN EXPEDITIONARY FORCES. 

General Orders / 

No. 131. ) France, August 7, 1918. 

I. . . . 

2. The responsibihty for water supply work for the A.E.F. is 
divided as follows : 

(a) In the army zones special engineer troops (water supply) 
assigned to armies shall be responsible for the supply of adequate 
quantities of water at " water points " located as conveniently 
for the troops as service conditions will permit. This water will, 
if necessary, be purified by filtration or disinfection, or both, in 
such a manner as to insure the dehvery of water of the best qualitj^ 
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(6) In all areas occupied by the American troops outside of 
army zones, the Engineer Department will be responsible for the 
development, as required, of water supplies for the use of Ameri- 
can troops and for American activities of every kind. This water 
will be given such treatment as the conditions demand and permit. 

(c) All water to be used by American troops shall be considered 
of doubtful quality, and, when required for human consumption, 
shall be treated, unless proven good by a succession of satisfactory 
examinations and laboratory tests. Water-analysis laboratory 
facilities will be provided, generally as sections of the Medical 
Department laboratories, and will be in charge of officers of the 
Engineer Department (Water Supply Section), who will conduct 
examinations and laboratory tests. The proper officer of the 
Engineer Department will report to the proper officer of the 
Medical Department the results of water analyses as made. 

(d) The Medical Department will be responsible for any dis- 
infection treatment that water may require beyond " water 
points," and, to prevent contamination and pollution, will super- 
vise its handling and the care of containers so that the water will 
finally be safe for consumption bj^ troops. 

By command of General Pershing: 

James W. McAndrew, 
Chief of Staff. 
Official: 
Robert C. Davis, 
Adjutant-General. 

G.H.Q. 
AMERICAN EXPEDITIONARY FORCES. 

Bulletin ) 

No. 55. ) France, August 8, 1918. 

A. — Organization of Water Supply Service. 

1. The Water Supplj' Service of the American Expeditionary 
Forces is organized as a branch of the Engineer Department. 
It consists of certain officers and special engineer troops cxperi- 



160 HISTORY OF THE 26TH ENGINEERS. 

enced in water-supply work, including examinations, design and 
construction. Its duties are defined by Sec. I, G.O. No. 131, 
G.H.Q., A.E.F., 1918. 

For each army the Water Supply Service will consist of army 
engineer troops (not to exceed one regimental headquarters and 
six companies), especiall}^ trained and equipped for water-supply 
work, and such additional officers as conditions may require. 

In general, the functions of the army water-supply organiza- 
tion will include the investigation of water resources, the develop- 
ment of water supply, and the construction and operation of such 
works as may be necessary to make water available at " water 
points," including conveniences for watering animals, filling water 
carts, water-tank trains, buckets, canteens, and other containers. 
Tactical units will make provision for the transportation of water 
from " water points " to the final point of consumption. 

The commanding officer of the Water Supply Regiment will 
normally be the Water Supply Officer of the army, serving as an 
assistant to the Chief Engineer of the army. He will anticipate 
and make suitable provision to meet the water-supply needs of the 
army, and will exercise such technical supervision and control 
over water-supply work in the entire area occupied by the army 
as may be necessary to coordinate water-supply developments 
and economize time, material, and labor. Under the direction 
of the Chief Engineer of the army he will direct laboratory and 
sanitary inspections necessary to determine potability and to 
prevent contamination. 

Under the direction of the Chief Engineer of the army, the work 
of installation, maintenance, and repair of power pumping equip- 
ment incidental to the development of " water points " will be 
done by engineers of the electrical and mechanical or other units 
according to conditions, but such equipment will be operated in 
accordance with the requirement of the water-supply organization. 

Water-supply troops are army troops as differentiated from 
division or corps engineer troops. When working in army areas 
they will perform their work and be under the direct control of 
the Chief Engineer of the army acting under instructions from 
Army Headquarters. To properly perform their duties, water- 
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WATER SUPPLY SERVICE OF THE A. E. F. 161 

which they are to operate, and must be thoroughly famihar with 
layout and mechanical details of water-supply installations serving 
the area. In the interests of efficiencj^, therefore, these troops 
should be used continuously in the same sector and on the same 
class of work, in so far as other military requirements will permit. 
They will not be moved except upon instructions from Army 
Headquarters. 

When operating within sectors assigned to corps, division, or 
other tactical commands, the relation between water-supply 
troops and other engineer organizations of these commands will 
be the usual relation existing between army troops and corps or 
division troops, namely: Officers of the Water Supply Service, 
when in local charge of work lying within the territorial jurisdic- 
tion of these commands: 

1st. Will at all times be prepared to furnish, upon request by 
corps or division engineers, information concerning their work in 
hand and future projects. 

2d. Will secure the approval of corps or division engineers 
upon questions of installation and operation, as far as tactical 
considerations are involved, but will report direct to the Chief 
Engineer, Arm}', upon all technical matters. 

3d. Will, upon request, advise corps and division engineers 
on technical matters pertaining to the Water Supply Service, 
and perform such technical work as may be consistent with the 
work assigned to them by the Chief Engineer, Army. Whenever 
the performance of work requested by corps or division engineers 
will conflict with work already assigned by the Chief Engineer, 
Army, or known to be under immediate consideration, the local 
water-supply officer will, before proceeding, request approval 
from the Chief Engineer, Army, and will advise the corps or divi- 
sion engineer of action taken, and the reason therefor. 

Nothing in these instructions shall be construed to deprive the 
commanding officer of the corps, division, or other command, of 
the authority that is fundamentally vested in him, such as police 
and traffic control, arrangements for subsistence and supply, and 
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ORGANIZATION COMMANDERS. 



163 



ORGANIZATION COMMANDERS. 

26th Engineers. 



At Date of Embarkation for 

France. 

Col. E. J. Dent, Engrs., Regimental 
Commander. 

Capt. Robert Boettger, Engrs., Ad- 
jutant. 

Major A. A. Fricke, Med. Corps, 
Medical Detachment. 

(Battalion organization not author- 
ized until ISiovember, 1918.) 



At Date of Embarkation for 
United States. 

Lieut.-Col. F. W. Scheidenhelm, 

Engrs., Regimental Commander. 
1st Lieut. Fred S. Wells, Engrs., 

Adjutant. 
Major A. A. Fricke, Med. Corps, 

Medical Detachment. 
Major Arthur H. Pratt, Engrs., 1st 

Battalion. 
Major Dwight Horton, Engrs., 2d 

BattaUon. 



Capt. H. E. Chambers, Jr., Engrs., 
Company A. 

*Capt. Arthur H. Pratt, Engrs., 
Company B. 

Capt. Geo. W. Stickney, Engrs., 
Company C. 

Capt. John C. Pritchard, Engrs., 
Company D. 

Capt. Arthur Knapp, Engrs., Com- 
pany E. 

Capt. Dwight Horton, Engrs., Com- 
pany F. 



1st Lieut. P. O'B. Montgomery, 

Engrs., Company A. 
1st Lieut. Warren G. Baxter, Engrs., 

Company B. 
Capt. Geo. W. Stickney, Engrs., 

Companj'^ C. 
Capt. T. B. Parker, Engrs., Company 

D. 
Capt. John C. Pritchard, Engrs., 

Company E. 
1st Lieut. Fred J. Stewart, Engrs., 

Company F. 



* Major (then Captain) Arthur H. Pratt, being temporarily senior officer actually serving 
with the troops in France, acted as regimental commander November 17, 1917, to July 18. 
1918, and July 29 to October 3, 1918. 



BIOGRAPHICAL SKETCHES OF FIELD OFFICERS. 165 



BIOGRAPHICAL SKETCHES OF FIELD OFFICERS. 
Col. Elliott J. Dent, Engineers. 

Elliott Johnstone Dent was born November 1, 1877, at Brook- 
land, Pa. He attended the Episcopal High School, Alexandria, 
Va., 1889 to 1895; Columbian University (now George Wash- 
ington L^niversity), Washington, D. C, session 1895-1896; and 
the United States Military Academy, West Point, N. Y., 1897 
to 1901. 

He was appointed second lieutenant, Corps of Engineers, to date 
from February 2, 1901; first lieutenant, June 4, 1903; captain, 
Jul}' 6, 1908; major, February 27, 1914; colonel, National Arm}^, 
August 5, 1917. From March, 1901, to April, 1905, he was on 
duty with engineer troops, including garrison duty at Fort Totten, 
N. Y., and AVashington Barracks, D. C, and two and a half years' 
field duty in the Phihppine Islands. He participated in the Moro 
campaign of 1902, in Mindanao. 

From 1905 to September, 1917, he was engaged on various 
duties including work on the Washington Filtration Plant, Wash- 
ington Aqueduct, Government Pier for the Jamestown Exposition, 
and river and harbor work in various districts. Also he served four 
years with engineer troops at Vancouver Barracks, Wash. 

During the first summer of the war, 1917, his duties included 
examination of applicants for commission in the Engineer Reserve 
Corps at Portland, Ore., and Seattle, Wash., and applicants for 
enlistment in the 18th Engineers. On August 31, 1917, he was 
appointed colonel. Corps of Engineers, National Army, and 
assigned to command the 26th Engineers at Camp Dix, N. J., 
August 31, 1917. In this capacity he supervised the organization 
of both the 24th and the 34th Engineers, for these in their earh^ 
stages were attached to the 26th Engineers for purposes of instruc- 
tion and discipline. He sailed for France with the Headquarters, 
26th Engineers, June 30, 1918. Shortly after arrival he was, on 
July 29, 1918, relieved from duty with that regiment and assigned 
to command the 104th Engineers and to serve as division engineer, 
29th Division. 



166 HISTORY OF THE 26TH ENGINEERS. 

With the 104th Engineers he took part in the Argonne-Meuse 
offensive from September 28 to October 28, 1918. During the 
first half of this period, the 104th Engineers were serving as corps 
troops, near Avocourt, and during the latter half they were with 
the 29th Division in their offensive east of the Meuse River, near 
Samogneux. On January 15, 1919, he was relieved from the 29th 
Division and assigned as division engineer, 4th Division, com- 
manding the 4th Engineers. The 4th Division was then in the 
Army of Occupation in Germany. In March, 1919, he returned 
to the United States and was placed on duty in the New Orleans 
Engineer District. 

He was awarded a United States Armj- citation for exceptionally 
meritorious and conspicuous services as division engineer, 29th 
Division, April 19, 1919. 

Col. Francis F. Longley, Engineers. 

Francis F. Longley was commissioned in July, 1917, as a major 
of Engineers, and in the following month was ordered to France. 
In November, 1917, he was promoted to lieutenant-colonel and 
assigned to the 26th Engineers. In October, 1918, he was pro- 
moted to fill the vacancy of colonel, 26th Engineers. His entire 
period of service has been with the water-supply organization of 
the American Expeditionary Forces, in the dual capacity of colonel 
of the 26th Engineers, Army Water Supply Regiment, and chief 
of the Water Supply Section, Office of Chief Engineer, A. E. F. 

Colonel Longley was born of American parents, on October 23, 
1879, at Chicago, 111. He was graduated from the United States 
Military Academy in 1902 and was commissioned in the Corps of 
Engineers. Soon after, he resigned, and during the winter of 
1903-1904 he pursued post-graduate studies at Massachusetts 
Institute of Technology. Prior to entering the service in 1917, 
he was engaged in the practice of civil, hydraulic, and sanitary 
engineering in New York City. 

Colonel Longley's professional experience in civil life has been 
as follows: Assistant on various engineering works, design and 
construction of water-supply and sewerage works, mill buildings, 
hydraulic works, two 3'ears; in charge of operation of water- 



BIOGRAPHICAL SKETCHES OF FIELD OFFICERS. 167 

purification plants, including laboratory work, Moline, 111., 
Watertown, N. Y., Washington, D. C, four years; in charge of 
investigations and report on project for increasing the water 
supply of Washington, D. C, 1908-1909; in charge of construc- 
tion of water-purification plant for Toronto, Ont., 1909-1912; 
work on other improvements for Toronto water-supply system, 
1912-1913; consulting engineer, 1913 to 1919, member of firm 
Hazen, Whipple & Fuller, engaged on various water-supply, 
sewerage, and sanitary projects. In November, 1919, he sailed 
for Europe to become Associate Director of the Division of Sanita- 
tion in the Bureau of Hygiene and Health of the League of Red 
Cross Societies, with headquarters at Geneva, Switzerland. 

LiEUT.-CoL. Frederick W. Scheidenhelm, Engineers. 

Frederick W. Scheidenhelm entered the First Officers' Training 
Camp and was commissioned as captain of Engineers June 19, 

1917. After a short period of service with the 303d Engineers at 
Camp Dix, N. J., he was ordered overseas in October, 1917. He 
was promoted to the rank of major, September 21, 1918, assigned to 
the 26th Engineers, and automatically became commanding offi- 
cer of the regiment. On October 21 he was made lieutenant- 
colonel, still in command of the 26th Engineers, and continued 
thus until the regiment was mustered out. His period of service 
in France was largely with the Water Supply Service ; first in the 
Office of Chief Engineer, at G.H.Q.; from March 20 to June 20, 

1918, as assistant to the Chief Engineer, I Corps, at Neuf chateau; 
and finally as Water Supply Officer, First Army, in which position 
he served until November 20, 1918. 

In his capacity as Water Supply Officer, he directed the work of 
the First Army Water Supply Service during the St. Mihiel and 
Argonne-Meuse operations. This service included a maximum of 
115 officers and 3 450 men. 

Subsequent to his discharge from service for the emergency, he 
was commissioned as colonel in the Engineer Officers' Reserve 
Corps, U. S. Army. 

Lieut.-Col. Scheidenhelm was born June 16, 1884, at Mendota, 
111. He graduated from Cornell University, receiving the degree 



168 HISTORY OF THE 26TH ENGINEERS. 

of A.B. in 1905 and C.E. in 1906. He engaged in the practice of 
structural and hydraulic engineering during the following years, 
first at Pittsburgh, Pa., and, subsequent to January, 1916, at New 
York. 

His professional experience prior to entering the service is as 
follows: With West Penn Railways Company, first as structural 
engineer in charge of design and construction of reenforced con- 
crete bridges and transmission line towers and also a steam-power 
plant, and later as hydraulic engineer on investigation of water- 
power projects, four years; making water-power investigations 
for Pittsburgh Hydro-Electric Company, of which he was sec- 
retary-treasurer and chief engineer, and also independent con- 
sulting work of the same character, two years; chief engineer, 
Hydro-Electric Company of West Virginia, in charge of engineer- 
ing, legal, and real estate work for Cheat River, Big Sandy Creek, 
and Blackwater projects, and the reconstruction of the Stony 
River Dam of the West Virginia Pulp & Paper Companj^, four 
and a half years; consulting engineer since January, 1916, mem- 
ber of the firm of Mead & Scheidenhelm, New York City, 
handHng hydroelectric, water-supply, irrigation, drainage, and 
flood-control developments. 

Major Arthur H. Pratt, Engineers. 

Arthur H. Pratt attended the Plattsburg Training Camp in 
1916, and after completing the Parker Instruction Course for 
Reserve Officers was commissioned captain in the Engineer 
Officers' Reserve Corps, January 22, 1917. He was ordered to 
active duty at the Officers' Training Camp, Ft. Oglethorpe, Ga., 
in May, 1917, and subsequently assigned to the 26th Engineers 
at Camp Dix, N. J., where he reported September 4, 1917. He 
served as commanding officer of Company B, and upon leaving 
the United States in October, 1917, by virtue of being senior 
officer he became regimental commander in the American Expe- 
ditionary Forces. He continued in this capacity, with the excep- 
tion of eleven days in July, until October 3, 1918, at w^hich time 
Major F. W. Scheidenhelm assumed command. He was pro- 
moted to the rank of major, October 25, 1918. He served as 



BIOGRAPHICAL SKETCHES OF FIELD OFFICERS. 169 

officer in charge, Water Department, Office of Chief Engineer, 
Second Army, from early August, 1918, until the 26th Engineers 
began to assemble, December 20, 1918, for transportation to the 
United States. 

Major Pratt was born of American parents at Marlboro, Mass., 
on July 9, 1874. His technical education was received at Lowell 
Institute, Boston, and Brooklyn Polytechnic Institute. Prior 
to entering the service he was engaged in civil and hydraulic 
engineering work in New York City. 

His professional experience in civil life is as follows: Assistant 
on engineering work with the Metropolitan Sewerage Commission 
of Massachusetts, and later the Engineering Department of the 
town of Brookline, Mass., ten years; with the War Department 
on river, harbor, and hghthouse work at Philadelphia, two years; 
assistant division engineer on the Catskill Aqueduct for the city 
of New York, eight years; and engineer on sewerage work for 
New York City with the New York Sewer Plan Commission, 
Board of Estimate and Apportionment, and finally with the 
borough of Manhattan, three years. 

Major Dwight Horton, Engineers. 

Dwight Horton was commissioned as captain of Engineers, 
August 17, 1917, and was ordered to Officers' Training Camp, 
January 5, 1918. After six weeks of training he was designated 
construction quartermaster at Camp Bowie, Tex., during the 
period of active construction. On April 15, 1918, he was assigned 
to the 26th Engineers at Camp Dix, N, J., and given command 
of Companj^ F. He served in this capacity until September 15, 
1918, when he was designated Water Supply Officer, Northern Dis- 
trict, First Army, during the Argonne offensive. He later took 
command of the 2d Battalion, 26th Engineers, serving in that 
capacity until the regiment was demobilized at Camp Dix, N. J., 
March 14, 1919. Late in February, 1919, he received promotion 
to major of engineers. 

Major Horton was born November 17, 1881, at Buffalo, N. Y. 
His parents were of American descent. He received his early 
education at El Paso, Tex., and a technical training in civil engi- 



170 HISTORY OF THE 26TH ENGINEERS. 

neering at the University of New Mexico. His early technical 
experience was on railroad work, as locating and construction 
engineer, in New Mexico and the Southwest. Subsequently he 
was engaged as designing and construction engineer on municipal 
improvements, public roads, and bridges. During the ten years 
preceding his entry into the service, he carried on extensive con- 
tracting operations, including municipal, irrigation, building, 
dock and wharf, road and bridge construction throughout the 
Southwest and the Mississippi Valley. 

Major Albert A. Fricke, Medical Corps. 

Albert A. Fricke was commissioned first lieutenant in the Medi- 
cal Reserve Corps in 1912 and captain, M.R.C., in May, 1917. 
He served from June to September, 1917, at the Medical Officers' 
Training Camp at Fort Riley, Kan. He was assigned to the 
26th Engineers as regimental surgeon, September 12, 1917, and 
continued in this capacity until the regiment was demobiUzed, 
March 14, 1919. He was promoted to the rank of major, May 25, 
1918. 

Major Fricke was born November 12, 1878, at Mound City, 
111. He received the degree of A.B. in 1906 from the University 
of Nebraska, and in 1908 the degree of M.D. from the medical 
department of the same institution. He later supplemented his 
professional education by doing post-graduate work in Berlin and 
Vienna during 1913. 

His professional experience prior to being ordered to active duty 
is as follows: Interne, Methodist Hospital, Omaha, Neb., two 
years; practice of general medicine at South Side, Omaha, nine 
3^ears. During this period he was local surgeon for the Union 
Pacific, Burlington and Chicago, Rock Island & Pacific railroads; 
local examiner for thirteen insurance companies; and on the staff 
of the South Side General Hospital. 



OFFICERS DETACHED FOR SPECIAL DUTY. 171 



OFFICERS OF 26TH ENGINEERS 
DETACHED FOR SPECIAL DUTY IN FRANCE. 

Col. F. F. Longley, Engineers. 

Officer in Charge, Water Supply Section, and Assistant 
to Director of Division of Military Engineering and Engineer 
Supply, Office of Chief Engineer, American Expeditionary 
Forces, in which capacity he had technical supervision over 
all water-supply activities in the American Expeditionary 
Forces from August, 1917, to January 5, 1919. 

LiEUT.-CoL. F. W. ScHEiDENHELM, Engineers. 

Water Supply Section, Office of Chief Engineer, American 
Expeditionary Forces, November 22, 1917, to March 20, 
1918, spending month of December, 1917, observing water- 
supply work of British Third Army in front of Cambrai; 
Water Supply Officer, Office of Chief Engineer, I Corps, 
March 20, 1918, to July 5, 1918; Assistant to Chief Engineer, 
First Army, July, 1918; Assistant to Chief Engineer, Second 
Army, August 1 to 10, 1918; Water Supply Officer, Fii-st 
Army, August 10 to October 3, 1918, but continued to perform 
the duties of this office, after assuming command of the 26th 
Engineers, until November 20, 1918. 

Major Dwight Horton, Engineers. 

Water Supply Officer, Northern Sector (Argonne-Meuse 
front). Water Supply Service, First Army, September 18 to 
December 20, 1918. 

Major Norman E. Olds, Engineers. 

Assistant Water Supply Officer, Office of Chief Engineer, 
First Army, August 22 to November 20, 1918, and Water 
Supply Officer subsequently'. 

Major Arthur H. Pratt, Engineers. 

Assistant to Chief Engineer, Second Army, as Officer in 
Charge, Water Department, August 4 to December 20, 1918. 



172 HISTORY OF THE 26TH ENGINEERS. 

Capt. Geo. F. Catlett, Engineers. 

Assistant to Officer in Charge, Water Supply Section, 
Office of Chief Engineer, American Expeditionary Forces, 
assigned to study of water purification for troops operating 
in the Zone of the Armies, November, 1917, to March, 1918; 
Sanitary Officer, Intermediate Section, Services of Supply, 
in charge of water testing, inspection, and purification, April 1, 
1918, to January 2, 1919. 

Capt. H. E. Chambers, Jr., Engineers. 

Supply Officer, Water Supply Service, Office of Chief 
Engineer, First Army, October 20 to November 20, 1918. 

Capt. Benjamin M. Hall, Jr., Engineers. 

Assistant to Engineer in Charge, St. Nazaire Water Supply 
Project, France, November, 1917, to August, 1918; Assistant 
to Officer in Charge, Water Department, Office of Chief 
Engineer, Second Army, October to December, 1918; Officer 
in Charge, Water Supply Section, Division of Mihtary Engi- 
neering and Engineer Supply, Office of Chief Engineer, 
American Expeditionary Forces, January 5, 1919, to May, 
1919. 

Capt. G. W. Knight, Engineers. 

Water Supply Section, Office of Chief Engineer, American 
Expeditionary Forces, November 1917, to March, 1918; 
Liaison Officer at General Engineer Depot, War Department, 
Washington, D. C, April and May, 1918; Adjutant, Office of 
Chief Engineer Second Army, American Expeditionary 
Forces, July to December, 1918. 

Capt. Charles H. Lee, Engineers. 

Water Resources, Water Supply Section, Office of Chief 
Engineer, American Expeditionary Forces, November, 1917, 
to June, 1918, including temporary service as Water Supply 
Officer, Office of Chief Engineer, I Corps, Februarj^ to March, 
1918; Water Intelligence Officer, Water Supplj^ Service, 
Office of Chief Engineer, First Army, July to November, 1918. 



OFFICERS DETACHED FOR SPECIAL DUTY. 173 

Capt. W. M. Shallcross, Engineers. 

Supply Officer, Water Supply Service, Office of Chief 
Engineer, First Army, September 23 to October 27, 1918; 
Supply Officer, Water Department, Office of Chief Engineer, 
Second Army, October 27 to December 20, 1918. 

Capt. George W. Stickney, Engineers. 

Assistant to Officer in Charge of Water Supply, Office of 
Director of Construction and Forestry, Services of Suppl}", 
May 18 to October 19, 1918. 

Capt. A. D. Weston, Engineers. 

Assistant to Officer in Charge, Water Supply Section, 
Division of Military Engineering and Engineer Supply, 
Office of Chief Engineer, American Expeditionary Forces, 
in comiection with water-supply material and equipment, 
November, 1917, to September, 1918. 

1st Lieut. F. 0. Church, Engineers. 

Water Supply Officer, Office of Chief Engineer, First Armj^ 
January and February, 1919. 

1st Lieut. Frederick A. Fletcher, Engineers. 

Assistant Water Transport Officer, W^ater Suppl}^ Service, 
Office of Chief Engineer, First Army, September 20 to Novem- 
ber 20, 1918. 

1st Lieut. A. R,. Garnock, Engineers. 

Water Transport Officer, Water Supply Service, Office of 
Chief Engineer, First Army, September to November, 1918. 

1st. Lieut. Russell P. Hastings, Engineers. 

Assistant Supplj^ Officer, Water Supply Service, Office of 
Chief Engineer, First Army, September to November, 1918. 

1st Lieut. P. O'B. Montgomery, Engineers. 

Assistant to Chief Engineer, Advance Section, Services of 
Supply, August 10 to September 25, 1918. 



174 HISTORY OF THE 26TH ENGINEERS. 

1st Lieut. R. J. O'Meara, Engineers. 

Officer in Charge, Water Supply Section, Engineer Depot 
at Gievres, France, January to August, 1918; Assistant to 
Adjutant, Office of Chief Engineer, Second Armj', August to 
December, 1918. 

1st Lieut. G. L. Rounds, Engineers. 

Supply Officer, Northern Sector, Water Supply Service, 
First Army, September 19 to November 15, 1918. 

2d Lieut. R. S. Nessler, Engineers. 

Assistant to Officer in Charge, Engineer Depot, St. Nazaire, 
France, November, 1917, to September, 1918. 

2d Lieut. Charles S. Beck, Engineers. 

Assistant to Engineer in Charge, St. Nazaire Water Supply 
Project, France, November, 1917, to August, 1918. 



CITATIONS. 175 



CITATIONS. 



HEADQUARTERS, 26TH ENGINEERS, 
A.P.O. 774. 

General Orders ) 

No. 2. ) 1 December, 1918. 

1 . The Commanding Officer takes pride in publishing the follow- 
ing letter for the information of all members of this command: 

Headquarters, First Army. 
Office of Chief Engineer. 

23 November, 1918. 

From: The Chief Engineer, First Army. 

To: The Commanding Officer, 26th Engineers. 

Subject : Services rendered during offensives. 

1. The Chief Engineer desires to express his highest apprecia- 
tion to you and to your regiment for the services rendered by you 
to the First Army in coimection with the St. Mihiel offensive, 
starting September 12, and the offensive between the Meuse and 
the Argonne, starting September 26, and the continuation of that 
offensive on November 1. 

2. The success of these offensives is largely due to the excellent 
work performed bj^ your regiment and its attached troops. 

3. A copy of this letter has been sent to the Chief of Staff, 
First Army. 

4. It is desired that the terms of this letter be published to all 
the officers and enlisted men of your command at the earliest 
opportunity. 

George R. Spalding, 
Colonel, Engineers, U. S. A. 



176 HISTORY OF THE 26TH ENGINEERS. 

2. The service of the command was to a large extent within 
the area of enemy shell fire, and yet, due to the fact that the com- 
mand is one of army troops and to the conditions of campaign, 
neither relief nor rest was possible from the beginning to the end 
of operations. 

3. The Commanding Officer desires to express his personal 
appreciation of the loyal, sustained, and effective efforts and co- 
operation of the officers and soldiers of this command, of those 
attached to this command, and of those otherwise associated with 
it in the First Army Water Supply Service. 

By order of Lieut.-Col. Scheidenhelm. 

Fred S. Wells, 
1st Li. Engrs., U.S.A., Adjutant. 





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HISTORY OF THE 26TH ENGINEERS. 



HEADQUARTERS, 26TH ENGINEERS, 

BORDEAUX EMBARKATION CAMP, 

Am.E.F. 

26 Feb., '19. 
General Orders ) 
No. 6. ) 

1. Under date of 17 Feb., '19, a letter has been received by the 
Commanding Officer from Major-General W. C. Langfitt, Chief 
Engineer, American Expeditionary Forces, from which letter the 
following is quoted for the information of the command : 

" Your regiment had a most important duty to perform in 
regard to water supply, both in the Services of Supply and in 
the armies. The duties required energy and high technical 
knowledge, and many times required the breaking up of your 
command into detachments, which could only have succeeded 
in their work by having excellent discipline. 

" I want you and your command to know that the services 
rendered were highly satisfactory and deserve commendation." 

2. Applying broadly, as it does, to all of the work of the regi- 
ment in France, the commendation of so high an authority is 
properly a cause for gratification on the part of each member. 

By order of Lieut. -Col. Scheidenhelm. 

(Signed) Fred S. Wells, 
1st Lt. Engrs., Adjutant. 



CITATIONS. 179 



HEADQUARTERS, 26TH ENGINEERS, 

BORDEAUX EMBARKATION CAMP, 

Am.E.F. 

1 March, 1919. 
General Orders 
No. 7. 

1. During his inspection of this organization this date, at the 
Bordeaux Embarkation Camp, General J. J. Pershing, Com- 
mander-in-Chief, American Expeditionary Forces, expressed his 
desire that the Commanding Officer make known to the members 
of this command the entire satisfaction of the Commander-in- 
Chief with the work of this organization as Army Water Supply 
Troops with the several American armies. 

2. The emphatic point in the comment of the Commander-in- 
Chief was that he had heard of no shortage of water at the front. 

By order of Lieut.-Col. Scheidenhelm. 

(Signed) Fred S. Wells, 
1st Lt. Engrs., Adjutant. 



180 HISTORY OF THE 26TH ENGINEERS. 



General Orders ) War Department, 

No. 59. ) Washington, May 3, 1919. 

VI. ■ — Awards of Distinguished-Service Medal. — B}^ di- 
rection of the President, under the provisions of the act of Con- 
gress approved July 9, 1918 (Bui. No. 43, W.D., 1918), the dis- 
tinguished-service medal was awarded by the commanding general, 
American Expeditionary Forces, to the following-named officers: 

Francis F. Longley, Colonel, United States Army. For excep- 
tionally meritorious and distinguished services. He has been in 
charge of the Water Supply Service, and as commanding officer 
of the 26th Engineers, a water-supply regiment, since the fall of 
1917. His untiring energy, unusual initiative, and good judgment 
have, to a marked degree, been responsible for the plentiful supply 
of pure drinking water to the combatant troops, thereby materially 
assisting in maintaining the unusually low rates in sickness among 
our troops. 

By order of the Secretary of War: 

Frank McIntyre, 
Major-General, Acting Chief of Staff . 
Official: 

J. T. Kerr, 

A djuiant-General. 



CITATIONS. 181 



United States Army. 
CITATION. 

Lieut.-Col. Frederick W. Scheidenhelm. For exceptionally 
meritorious and conspicuous services as Water Supply Officer, 
First Army, France, American Expeditionary Forces. 

In testimony thereof, and as an expression of appreciation of 
these services, I award him this citation. 

Awarded on 19 April, 1919. 

(Signed) John J. Pershing, 

Commander-in-Chief. 




LOOKING BACKWARD 



SOME REFLECTIONS OF THE CHAPLAIN. 183 



SOME REFLECTIONS OF THE CHAPLAIN. 

The chaplain has tucked away, in his memory of our wartime 
experiences, a record of some rather unique services, and perhaps 
the men themselves will find a page or two devoted to their pres- 
ence at some of these, in their own personally bound volume of 
recollections. 

In the very beginning of the war for Company D, for example, 
we gathered together in a little shell-torn church in Sergy, — ■ a 
church which some two weeks earlier had harbored a nest of 
hostile machine guns, — -and here, seated or standing amid the 
debris, we held our service on a Sunday morn, encouraged thereto, 
no doubt, as we thought of the Alabama boys of the Rainbow 
Division taking their warriors' repose on the near-by hillside. 
But, curiously enough, — and yet of such is life, — there is a touch 
of humor, too, in the memory of that day. A company of pioneers 
joined us in our devotions, and minister-like, I was pleased to have 
the increase in the size of my anticipated congregation, and said 
as much to our visitors. And then their reply: " Yes, the captain 
gave us our choice, to work on the road or go to church, so here 
we are." 

Again, some of you will remember another Sunday morning, 
when some forty or fifty of us gathered at the mouth of those dirt}?- 
little dugouts not far from Bethincourt, and during the service 
our vagrant eyes noted the circling approach of some 'planes in the 
fleecy clouded skies. Nor was it long before the intermittent 
whirr of the engines told us of their Teutonic origin. But not 
until the closing prayer were the disconcerting guns let loose, the 
sharp biting rat-tat-tat of our own nearb}^ anti-aircraft guns and 
the response in kind from the sky above. 

And, once again, I remember a service held one Sunday after- 
noon on an open hillside near a certain, or uncertain, windmill 
between Nantillois and Montfaucon. There were two detach- 
ments of Company F there at the time ; and at our gathering that 
afternoon there were some of the men from a detachment of Com- 



184 HISTORY OF THE 26TH ENGINEERS. 

pany D, who that very morning had seen five of their number 
laid low by a single shell. It was one of those times — in one of 
those seven long weeks of work and worry — • when, somehow, a 
fellow rather felt the need of a little something other and different 
from those things of hideous sight, or more fearful sound, which 
had been the lot of our Engineers throughout the whole Argonne- 
Meuse offensive. And a little church gave him his chance. And 




Animal Watering Point. 
One km. south of Montfaucon, showing stone-paved approaches on each 
side. Shell hole at left. 

yet, even then it was hard to escape into that other world of peace 
and security, for the Hun kept planting his " big ones " along the 
brow and on the reverse side of our own particular hill. Rather 
hard to keep your mind from rambhng from a religious center. 
Supposing one of the " big ones " should clear the hilltop, — what 
then? Well, so much the more reason to take God into account! 
But it is impossible to enumerate them all — the different serv- 
ices which the chaplain will always remember, held up and down 
the front with the different and small circles of our men. Some- 
times we assembled in a dugout or in a dugout's mouth, sometimes 
in the open, or in a billet, or stable, or barracks. But to me it 
was all so good, these services, in the time of our active warfare. 



SOME REFLECTIONS OF THE CHAPLAIN. 185 

It all seemed so simple and natural and real and comforting and 
right. 

And to me, too, those more trying and hard days were the 
happiest of my army life. It gave us a chance ■ — ■ officers, chap- 
lain, and men — to get acquainted; for it threw us together into 
one and the same family life, with one and the same hard condi- 
tions to meet. It peeled off much of the artificial wrappings of 
life and dump-heaped a whole lot of its " bunk." It got us all 
down to the " First things first," to the things that count, and 
gave us in return a religion couched in the terms of the big and 
simple things of life. At least, so your chaplain felt it to be. And 
for these things that he has seen and learned with you and through 
you, he thanks you, dear old " rough-neck engineers." 

H. H. D. Sterrett. 




C'l .^luMKiis oi A Water Purification Truck. 
" Chloropunip " in background. On right, a company water cart. On left, 
an ammunition truck converted into a water wagon by means of French 
wine casks. 



HISTORICAL STAFF. 



187 



HISTORICAL STAFF, 

26th Engineers. 

Editor. 
Capt. Charles H. Lee, 
Regimental Headquarters. 

Treasurer. 
2d Lieut. Harry J. Angell, Company E. 



Contributors. 

1st Lieut. Warren G. Baxter, Co. B. 

Capt. H. E. Chambers, Jr., Rg. Hqs. 

Mast. Eng. Sr. Gr. P. O. Davis, for 
Co. C. 

Sergt. Lloyd P. Eynon, Co. B. 

1st Lieut. Raymond Foulkrod, Co. D. 

Major A. A. Frioke, Med. Detach. 

1st Lieut. P. O'B. Montgomery, Co. 
A. 

Rg. Sergt.-Major S. S. Noblit, Rg. 
Hqs. 

Capt. T. B. Parker, Co. D. 

Chaplain H. H. D. Sterrett, Rg. Hqs. 

1st Lieut. F. J. Stewart, Co. F. 

Mast. Eng. Jr. Gr. E. E. Suits, for 
Co. E. 

2d Lieut. W. H. Withington, Co. F. 



Artists. 
Pvt. 1st CI. Victor Kahili, Co. E. 
Pvt. 1st Cl. W. C. Kensler, Co. D. 

Draftsman. 

Mast. Eng. Sr. Gr. F. Hapgood, 2d 
Bn. Hqs. 

Statisticians. 
Corp. V. F. Kemmet, Co. C. 
Corp. T. W. Weigle, 2d Bn. Hqs. 

Stenographers. 
Corp. V. F. Kemmet, Co. C. 
Corp. R. J. Pritchard, 1st Bn. Hqs. 



REGIMENTAL ROSTER. 



189 



REGIMENTAL ROSTER. 

26th Engineers. 

Note: The following abbreviations are used in the roster: Adjt., Adjutant; A.S.C., 
Army Service Corps; Bn., Battalion; Co., Company; Col. Sgt., Color Sergeant; CO., Com- 
manding Officer; Corp., Corporal; D.S., Detached Service; Engrs., Engineers; Hosp., 
Hospital; Hqs., Headquarters; Hrshr., Horseshoer; Inf., Infantry; Lt., Lieutenant; Med. C, 
Medical Corps; M.E.J.G., Master Engineer Junior Grade; M.E.S.G.. Master Engineer Senior 
Grade; Meiss Sgt., Mess Sergeant; M.T.C.. Motor Transport Corps; Pvt., Private; Pvt. 1 CI., 
Private 1st Class; Rg., Regiment; Rg. Hqs., Regimental Headquarters; Sad., Saddler; 
San. C, Sanitary Corps; Sgt., Sergeant; Sgt. 1 CI., Sergeant 1st Class; Sgt.-Maj., Sergeant- 
Major; Sgt. Bugl., Sergeant Bugler; Stb. Sgt., Stable Sergeant; Sup. Sgt., Supply Sergeant; 
Spec. Det., Specialist Detachment; Wag., Wagoner. 

Officer Personnel. 

1 Relieved from duty with Rg.. October 16, 1918. 

2 Commissioned in France. Assigned December 12, 191S. 

3 Relieved from duty with Rg., January, 1919. 

* Attached October, 1918. Relieved from duty with Rg., February, 1919. 

^ Relieved from duty with Rg., July, 1918. 

« Commissioned in France. Relieved from duty with Rg., November 28, 1918. 

' Assigned to Rg., November 20, 1918. 

s Transferred to 44th F.A., March 31, 1918. 

9 Relieved from duty with Rg., October 16, 1918. 
1" Relieved from assignment with Rg., January, 1919. 
" Relieved from duty with Rg.. December, 1917. Did not leave U. S. 
•= Relieved from duty with Rg., November 20, 1918. 
13 Relieved from duty with Rg.. December 21, 1917. 
" Relieved from duty with Rg.. November 20, 1918. Promoted to Major, Engrs., 

Febniary, 1919. 
'5 Commissioned in France. 
15 Died November 17, 1918, of wounds received in action November 4, 1918. 





Grade and Company 


Name. 


or Detachment on 




Leaving 


Feb. 1,'19. 




U. S. 




Angell, Harry J. 


2d Lt. 


2d Lt. 




Co. E 


Co. E 


Barnes, Frederick B. 


M.E.J.G. 


2d Lt. 




Rg. Hqs. 


Co. D 


Baxter, Warren G. 


1st Lt. 


1st Lt. 




Co. B 


CO. 
Co. B 


Beck, Charles S. 


2dLt. 


2dLt. 




Co. B 


Co. B 


Benedict, Sydney 


2dLt. 


2dLt. 




Co. C 


Co. C 


Blake, James E. 


Corp. 


2dLt. 




Co. C 


Co. F 


'Boettger, Robert 


Captain 
Rg. Adjt. 




^Boyce, M. R. 




2d Lt. 
Co. A 



Address. 



16 Murray St., N. Y. Citv, 
N. Y. 

108 E. 17th St., N. Y. City, 
N. Y. 

1104 Turkshead Bldg., Provi- 
dence, R. I. 

c/o Peerless Steel Co., Ardmore, 
'Okla. 
2651 49th St., S.E., Portland, 

Ore. 
Marcus Hook, Pa. 

131 Alta Ave., Yonkers, N. Y. 

127 W. North Ave., Chicago, 
111. 



190 



HISTORY OF THE 26TH ENGINEERS. 



Name. 



Grade and Company 
or Detachment on 

Leaving Feb. 1, '19. 
U. S. 



Burge, J. D. 

Candee, Seth W. 
Catlett, George F. 

Chambers, H. E., Jr. 
Chandler, Robert V. 

Church, Franklin O. 
Cleveland, Lou B. 

^Colgan, William H. 

^Cowan, Vern L. 
'Crowell, Milton J. 

»Dent, Elliott J. 

Eckert, Alfred C. 

Ericsson, Clarence E. 

Field, Ralph E. 

"Finger, Matt. 
^Fletcher, Frederick A. 

Forde, Charles W., Jr. 

Forfar, Donald M. 

Foulkrod, Raymond 



2dLt. 
Engrs. 
Casual 

1st Sgt. 
Co. B 
Captain 
on D.S. 

Captain 
Co. A 
Sgt. 
Co. C 

1st Lt. 
Co. B 
1st Lt. 
Engrs. 
Casual 
1st Lt. 
San. C. 
Co. D 
(attached) 
1st Lt. 
Dental C. 

1st Lt. 
San. C. 
Co. B 

(attached) 



Colonel 

Commanding 

Regiment 



1st Lt. 
Lst. Bn. 
Hqs. 



Addre.ss. 



Louisville, Ky. 



2dLt. 
Co. B 
Captain 
Rg. Hqs. 
(attached) 
Captain 
Rg. Hqs. 
2dLt. 
M.T.C. 
Rg. Hqs. 
1st Lt. 
Co. B 
1st Lt. 
1st Bn. 
Hqs. 



1st Lt. 
Dental C. 
(attached) 



1614 N. Felton St., Philadel- 
phia, Pa. 

P. O. Box 687, Wilmington, 
N. C. 

c/o A. M. Lockett Co., 

Houston, Tex. 
1216 Van Ness St., San 

Francisco, Calif. 

143 E. 39th St., N. Y. City, 

N. Y. 
Watertown, N. Y. 



29 Carver St., Astoria, 
Borough of Queens, N. Y. 
City, N. Y. 

318 Whiting Bldg., Spring- 
field, Mass. 

Melrose, Mass. 



2dLt. 
Inf. 
Casual 
2dLt. 
Co. F 

2dLt. 
Engrs. 
Casual 
Sgt. 
Co. C 
2dLt. 
Signal C. 
2dLt. 
Co. B 
1st Lt. 
Co. E 
1st Lt. 
Co. D 



2d Lt. 
Engrs. 
Co. A 
2dLt. 
Co. F 

2dLt. 
Co. A 

2dLt. 
A.S.C. 
1st Lt. 
Co. F 
2dLt. 
Co. B 
1st Lt. 
Co. E 
1st Lt. 
Co. D 



Major, Corps of Engineers, 
329 Customhouse, New 
Orleans, La. 

916 South 4th St., Saginaw, 
Mich. 

643 Waveland Ave., Chicago, 
111. 

2060 Elm St., Cincinnati, 
Ohio. 

2015 Harrison St., Wilming- 
ton, Del. 

1408 Lexington Bldg., Balti- 
more, Md. 

Milford, Ohio. 

Virginia, Minn. 
Wynnewood, Pa. 



REGIMENTAL ROSTER. 



191 



Name. 



Fricke, Albert A. 

Garnock, Alexander R. 

Gash, Frank T. 

Hall, Benjamin H., Jr. 
Hastings, Russell P. 
8Hillis, Samuel 
Hodnett, Ralph M. 

Horton, Dwight 
Howard, Royal M. 
Hughes, Lucien G. 

Jewell, A. H. 

Johnson, Frank C. C. 

^Knapp, Arthur 
Knight, Gerald W. 

Lee, Charles H. 
Letton, Harry P. 

Levine, Lionel M. 
i^Longley, Francis F. 

Loughlin, William C. 
Loughran, V. J. 



Grade and Company 
or Detachment on 

Leaving Feb. 1, '19. 
U. S. 

Major Major 
Med. C. Med. C. 
Rg. Surg. Rg. Surg. 



Address. 



1789 W. 25th St., Los Angeles,' 
Calif. 



1st Lt. 
Engrs. 
Casual 
1st Lt. 
Co. E 

1st Lt. 
Co. B 
1st Lt. 
Co. D 
1st Lt. 
Med. C. 
2dLt. 
Engrs. 
Casual 
Captain 
Co. F 
Pvt. 1 CI. 
Co. C 
Sgt. 1 CI. 
Co. C 

1st Lt. 
San. C. 
Co. F 

2dLt. 
Co. A 

Captain 
Co. E 
Captain 
on D.S. 

1st Lt. 
on D.S. 
Captain 
Engrs. 
Casual 
1st Lt. 
Co. F 
Major 
Engrs. 
Casual 
2dLt. 
Co. C 
1st Lt. 
San. C. 
Co. C 



1st Lt. 
Co. E 

1st Lt. 
Co. E 



Eau Claire, Wis. 



132 W. 7th Ave., Tarentum, 
Pa. 



Captain c/o B. M. Hall & Sons, 
IstBn. Adjt. Atlanta, Ga. 
1st Lt. 125 E. Broadway, Anaheim, 
2dBn. Hqs. Calif. 

(Unknown.) 

Minneapolis, Minn. 



Major 101 Main St., Dallas, Tex. 
CO. 2d Bn. 



2d Lt. 
Co. B 
2dLt. 
Co. F 

1st Lt. 
San. C. 
Co. F 
(attached) 
2dLt. 
Co. A 



814 Greene Ave., Brooklj-n, 

N. Y. 
Box 536, Eastland, Tex. 



359 Abbott St., East Lansing, 
Mich. 



Captain 
Rg. Hqs. 

Captain 
Rg. Hqs. 
Captain 
Rg. Hqs. 

1st Lt. 
Co. F 
Colonel 
Engrs. 

2d Lt. 
Co. C 
1st Lt. 
San. C. 
Co. C , 
(attached) 



2548 Maple Ave., N.S., Pitts- 
burgh, Pa. 

230 Wall St., Shreveport, La. 
Chattanooga, Tenn. 



2629 Piedmont Ave., Berke- 
ley, Cahf. 

1921 S. 16th St., Lincoln, 
Neb. 

530 Manhattan Ave., N. Y. 
City, N. Y. 

c/o League of Red Cross 
Societies, Geneva, Switzer- 
land. 

1111 Marquette Bldg., Chi- 
cago, 111. 

199 Stryker Ave., Woodside, 
L. L. N. Y. 



192 



HISTORY OF THE 26TH ENGINEERS. 



Name. 

Montgomery, P. O'B. 
Murray, Joseph I. 



"Nicholas, R. V. 

i2Nessler, R. L. 
i^Norcum, G. D. 



"Olds, Norman E. 
O'Meara, Robert J. 

Parker, Theodore B. 
Pratt, Arthur H. 

Pritchard, John C. 
i^Rapp, William J. 

Rosenfeld, James R. 
Rounds, Garland L. 

Scheidenhelm, F. W. 

Schoonover, W. R. 

Sellnow, Frank C. 
Shafer, Ernest A. 



Grade and Company 

or Detachment on 
Leaving Feb. 1, '19. 
U. S. 



Address. 



1st Lt. 

Co. A 

Sgt. 
San. C. 
Co. F 



1st Lt. 
CO. 
Co. A 
2d Lt. 
San. C. 
Co. F 
(attached) 



Major 
C. of E. 

2dLt. 
Co. A 
1st Lt. 
San. C. 
Co. A 
(attached) 

Captain 

Rg. Hqs. 

1st Lt. 1st Lt. 

Co A Co. A 



1st Lt. 
Co. D 
Captain 
Co. B 

Captain 
Co. D 



2dLt. 
Co. D 
1st Lt. 
Co. F 



Captain 
Co. D 
Major 
CO. 
1st Bn. 
Captain 
Co. E 



3915 Irving Ave., Dallas, Tex. 
(Unknown.) 



Captain, Corps of Engineers, 
1206 10th St., Huntington, 
W. Va. 

St. Louis, Mo. 

(Unknown.) 



16 Mountain Ave., Summit, 

N.J. 
311 E. 124th St., N. Y. City, 

N. Y. 

6 Locust St., Flushing, N. Y. 
20 Clinton St., Newark, N. J. 

Apartado 135, Tampico, Mex. 



2dLt. 
San. C 
Med. C 
(attached) 
2dLt. 
Co. D 
1st Lt. 
2d Bn. 
Adjt. 



35 Clifton 
N. Y. 



Place, Brooklyn, 



c/o Equitable Life Assurance 
Society, Pittsburgh, Pa. 

Merriam Block, Council 
Bluffs, la. 



Captain Lt.-Col. 10944 Hilburn St., Mollis, 
(attached) Command- N. Y. City, N. Y. 
on D.S. ing Regi- 



2d Lt. 
Co. E 
1st Lt. 
Co. C 



ment 
2d Lt. 
San. C 
(attached) 
2d Lt. 
Co. E 
1st Lt. 
Co. C 



Agricultural Bldg., L'niv. of 
111., Urbana, 111. 

115 Mulberry St., Newark, 
N. J. 

886 Mills Bldg., San Fran- 
cisco, Calif. 



REGIMENTAL ROSTER. 



193 



Name. 

Shallcross, Wilbur :M. 

Sheldon, Howard G. 
Smith, Cromwell O. 
Sterrett, Henry H. D. 
Stevens, Glenn R. 
Stewart, Fred J. 

Stickney, Grosvenor W 
Stover, F. H. 

i^Tinsman, Joseph A. 

Thompson, David S. 

Wells, Fred S. 

Wesson, M. B. 
* Weston, Arthur D. 



Grade and Company 

or Detachment on 
Leaving Feb. 1, '19. 

U. S. 

Captain Captain 
Rg. Hqs. 2d Bn. 

Hqs. 
Sgt. 2d Lt. 

Co. C Co. C 

2d Lt. 2d. Lt. 

114 Engrs. Co. E 
1st Lt. 1st Lt. 
Rg. Chaplain 
2d Lt. 2d Lt. 

Co. D Co. D 

1st Lt. 1st Lt. 
Co. F CO. 

Co. F 
. Captain Captain 
Co. C Co. C 

1st Lt. 

San. C. 

(attached) 

1st Lt. 

San. C. 

Co. E 

(attached) 

Sgt. 2d Lt. 

Co. C Co. D 



Address. 



680 49th St., Milwaukee, 
Wis. 

2720 Midland Ave., Syracuse, 

N. Y. 
Moorhead, Miss. 

302.5 Macomb Ave., Wash- 
ington, D. C. 
.5 Myrtle Ave., Newark, N. Y. 

Centerville, la. 



Room 500, 17 N. La Salle St., 

Chicago, 111. 
(Unknown.) 



411 N. Centre St., Merchant- 
ville, N. J. 



1st Lt. 
Co. C 



1st Lt. 
Co. A 



Willard, Rees W. 1st Lt. 

Co. C 
Withington, William H.2d Lt. 

Co. F 



1st Lt. 
Rg. Adjt. 

Captain 
Med. C. 
Captain 
34th 
Engrs. 
1st Lt. 
Co. C 
2dLt. 
Co. F 



919 N. Elmwood St., Tulsa, 
Okla. 

c/o Stephens- Adamson Co., 
50 Church St., N. Y. City, 
N. Y. 

(Unknown.) 

c/o State Board of Health, 
State House, Boston, Mass. 

Municipal Bldg., Dallas, Tex. 

480 Lexington Ave., N. Y. 
City, N. Y. 



194 



HISTORY OF THE 26TH ENGINEERS. 



Enlisted Personnel. 

1 Transferred out of regiment. ' Transferred to hospital, wounded. 

' Transferred to hospital, sick. " Transferred to hospital, wounded in action. 

' Died of disea.se. ' Died of accident. 

* Transferred to hospital, wounded in accident. ' Died of wounds received in action. 
5 Transferred to hospital, died later of disease, 'o Transferred to hospital. 
" Killed in action. 



Name. 



U. S. 

Pvt. 

Co. C 

Pvt. 

Co. B 

Pvt. 

Co. A 

Corp. 

Co. D 
Achterberg, Albert J. Pvt. 

Co. A 
Ackarman, Paul Corp. 

Co. E 



Grade and Company 
or Detachment on 
Leaving Feb. 1, '19. 



Abbott, Addison G. 
Abott, Charles S. 
Abel, Alger A. 
Abel, Norman A. 



Address. 

334 6th St., Detroit, Mich. 



Corp. 

Co. E 

Pvt. 1 CI. Corp. 

Co. E Co. E 

Pvt. Pvt. 

Co. D Co. D 

Pvt. Pvt. 

Col. D Co. D 

Pvt. Pvt. 

Co. E Co. E 

Pvt. 1 CI. Corp. 

Co. F Co. F 

Pvt. 1 CI. Wag. 

Co. D Co. D 

Ainsworth, Richard C. Pvt. Pvt. 

Co. D Co. D 



Pvt. 

Co. C 

Pvt. 1 CI. c/o John Alexander, 1913 

Co. B Penn St., Harrisburg, Pa. 

Pvt. 1 CI. c/o Mrs. V. Kohler, 416 W. 

Co. A College Ave., York, Pa. 

Sgt. 7722 Brashear St., Pittsburg, 

2d Bn. Pa. 

Pvt. 1 CI. Ft. Stockton, Tex. 

Co. A 

Chautauqua, Kan. 



Acker, Winslow E. 
Adams, Albert E. 
Adams, Lawson E. 
Adams, Sherill N. 
Adamson, Harry E. 
Ahern, Mat hew J. 



23 Duke St., Mattapan, Mass. 

422 W. Main St., Peru, Ind. 

615 So. Verona St., Bay City, 

Mich. 
New Hartford, N. Y. 

1225 Hawthorne Ave., Min- 
neapolis, Minn. 

3943 Stevens Ave. South, 
Minneapolis, Minn. 

127 Coy Ave., HUlside, N. J. 



Ainsworth, Med C. 
Alarie, Joseph J. 
Aldrich, Henry V. 
1 Alexander, James E. 



Pvt. 

Co. C 
Alexander, William C. Corp. 

Co. E 
Allen, William J. 



Pvt. Corp. 218 W. Baird Ave., Barber- 
Co. A Co. A ton, Ohio. 
Pvt. Pvt. 70 School St., Waltham, 
Co. A Co. A Mass. 
Pvt. 1 CI. Pvt. 1 CI. 11 E. 3d St., Oil City, Pa. 
Co. E Co. E 

R.F.D. 1, Sicklerville, N. J. 



Ailing, Octavius S. 
Allmon, Robbie 
Ambler, Roy T. 
Amell, Steve E. 



Pvt. 
Co. A 
Pvt. 
Co. D 



Corp. 
Co. E 
Pvt. 
l.st Bn. 
Pvt. 
Co. D 



Clarks Hill, Ind. 

31 Elm St., Detroit, Mich. 



195 Gordon St., Perth Amboy, 
N. J. 

Pvt. 1 CI. Pvt. 1 CI. Davton, Libertv Co., Tex. 
Co. C Co. C 

Pvt. Pvt. Northville, Mich. 

Co. A Co. A 

Pvt. 1 CI. Wag. 1028 West Gansen St., Jack- 

Rg. Hqs. Rg. Hqs. son, Mich. 



REGIMENTAL ROSTER. 



195 



Name. 

Anderson, Alvin G. 
Anderson, Edward O. 
^Anderson, Gustaf A. 
Anderson, Leonard A. 
Andrews, Waldo D. 
Annis, Paul E. 
'Appleby, Thomas F. 
Archer, Carl C. 
Argo, Carl F. 
Arlington, Frank 
Arnold, Frank 
Arnold, Walter 

Arnston, Arthur W. 
Ashlock, McCulIey 
^Ashton, Palmer R. 
Askew, George L. 
Askew, Samuel R. 
Atkinson, Stanley H. 
Attebery, Harrel C. 
Audretch, Harold W. 
Augustino, Miche 
Auth, Oscar H. 
Avignon, Majie J. 
Axton, Orris W. 

iBabb, IMarvel W. 
Baber, Emmitt A. 



Grade and Company 




or Detachment on 


Address. 


Leaving 


Feb. 1, '19. 




U. S. 






Sgt. 


Sgt. 


Uplands, Calif. 


Med. C. 


Med. C. 




Pvt. 


Pvt. 


R.F.D. 2, Box 35, OrtonvUle, 


Co. F 


Co. F 


Minn. 


Pvt. 




c/o Robt. Taft, Cutbank, 


Co. F 




Mont. 


Pvt. 


Pvt. 1 CI. 


1112 Gordon Ave., Holly- 


Co. C 


Co. C 


wood, Calif. 


Pvt. 


W^ag. 


1028 W. Gansen St., Jackson, 


Co. D 


1st Bn. 


Mich. 


Pvt. 


Pvt. 


709 Baker St., Flint, Mich. 


Co. E 


Rg. Hqs. 




Pvt. 1 CI. 




c/o John J. Speirs, Old Lyme, 


Co. B 




Conn. 


Pvt. 1 CI. 


Pvt. 1 CI. 


Corpus Christi, Tex. 


Co. A 


Co. A 




Pvt. 


Pvt. 


1900 E. 57th St., Cleveland, 


Co. A 


Co. A 


Ohio. 


Pvt. 


Pvt. 1 CI. 


346 Cedar St., St. Paul, 


Co. B 


Co. B 


Minn. 


Pvt. 1 CI. 


Pvt. 1 CI. 


Box 212, Charleston, Wash. 


Co. E 


Co. E 




Pvt. 


Pvt. 


c/o Robt. M. Clark, Attorney- 


Co. B 


Co. B 


General's Office, Los An- 
geles, Cahf. 


Pvt. 1 CI. 


Pvt. 


315 Sanderson St., Red Wing, 


Co. E 


Co. E 


Minn. 


Pvt. 


Sgt. 


Bloom, Colo. 


Co. B 


Co. B 




Pvt. 




(UnknowTi.) 


Co. B 






Pvt. 


Pvt. 1 CI. 


105 E. Jefferson St., Chicago, 


Med. C. 


Med. C. 


111. 


Pvt. 


Pvt. 1 CI. 


Box 3, Virgil, Kan. 


Co. A 


Co. A 




Pvt. 


Pvt. 


724 3d Ave., Havre, Mont. 


Co. F 


Co. F 




Pvt. 


Corp. 


Artesia, N. Mex. 


Co. F 


Co. F 




Pvt. 


Pvt. 


156 Maryland St., Royal 


Co. F 


Co. F 


Oak, Mich. 


Pvt. 


Pvt. 


5 Elia Fiume Rapido, Pro- 


Co. D 


Co. D 


vincia Gasert, Italy. 


Pvt. 


Pvt. 


1222 Warner St., N.S., Pitts- 


Co. B 


Co. B 


burg, Pa. 


Pvt. 


Pvt. 


Central Y. M. C. A., Minne- 


Co. E 


2dBn. 


apolis, Minn. 


Pvt. 


Pvt. 1 CI. 


c/o Mrs. S. Hutcheson, 


Co. B 


Co. B 


Alluwe, Okla. 


Pvt. 




(Unknown.) 


Co. B 






Pvt. 1 CI. 


Pvt. 


Basic City, Augusta Co., Va. 


Co. F 


Co. F 





196 



HISTORY OF THE 26TH ENGINEERS. 





Grade and Company 




Name. 


or Detachment on 


Address. 




Leaving 

U. S. 


Feb. 1. '19. 




Backus, Frank S. 


Pvt. 1 CI. 


Pvt. 1 CI. 


6101 Luther Ave., Cleveland, 




Co. F 


Co. F 


Ohio. 


Badners, Joseph 


Pvt. 


Pvt. 


139.5 E. 47th St., Cleveland, 




Spec. Det. 


Co. A 


Ohio. 


Baer, Edwin T. 


Pvt. 


Pvt. 1 CI. 


40S So. Vine St., Van Wert, 




Co. D 


Co. D 


Ohio. 


^Baesen, Ernest 


Pvt. 




c/o Morris Varcammen, 884 




Co. C 




Chalmers Ave., Detroit, 
Mich. 


'Bailey, Fred'k B. 


Pvt. 
Co. A 




Cushing, Okla. 


Baines, Charles E. 


Pvt. 


Pvt. 1 CI. 


c/o Miss N. Sullivan, 1271 




Co. F 


Co. F 


Monroe Ave., Detroit, 
Mich. 


Baird, William 


Pvt. 1 CI. 


Pvt. 1 CI. 


814 Bennett Ave., McKees- 




Co. D 


Co. D 


port, Pa. 


Baker, Charles D. 


Cook 


Cook 


2205 No. 13th St., St. Louis, 




Co. F 


Co. F 


Mo. 


Baker, Charles L. 


Sgt. 


Sgt.-Maj. 


Alexandria, Neb. 




Co. E 


2dBn. 
Hqs. 
Pvt. 




Baldwin, Carl H. 


Pvt. 


R.F.D. 1, Box 53, Florin, 




Co. D 


Co. D 


Calif. 


Ball, Jerome H. 


Pvt. 1 CI. 


Pvt. 1 CI. 


c/o Daisy Varner, Salem, 




Co. C 


Co. C 


W. Va. 


Barber, Ralph 


Pvt. 


Pvt. 


P. O. Box 322, Carrizozo, 




Co. B 


Co. B 


N. Mex. 


Barber, George W. 


Pvt. 1 CI. 


Pvt. 1 CI. 


Coalinga, Calif. 




Co. E 


Co. E 




Barchman, Marvin 


Pvt. 


Pvt. 


Oshtemo, Mich. 




Co. F 


Co. F 




Bard, Charles J. 


Pvt. 1 CI. 


Pvt. 1 CI. 


519 W. 123d St., N. Y. City, 




Co. C 


Co. C 


N. Y. 


Baresel, Edward 


Pvt. 1 CI. 


Pvt. 1 CI. 


1723 Holland Ave., Bronx, 




Co. E 


Co. E 


N. Y. City, N. Y. 


Barker, Francis D. 


Pvt. 


Pvt. 1 CI. 


609 Pine St., Wilmington, 




Co. F 


Co. F 


Del. 


Barker, William K. 


Pvt. 


Pvt. 1 CI. 


164 McDowell Ave., Detroit, 




Co. A 


Co. A 


Mich. 


Barndt, William C. 


Pvt. 1 CI. 


Wag. 


Perkasie, Pa. 




Co. C 


Co.C 




Barnes, Douglass R. 


Pvt. 


Pvt. 1 CI. 


State and Canal Sts., Tren- 




Co. C 


Co.C 


ton, N. J. 


Barnes, Eugene M. 


Pvt. 1 CI. 


Sup. Sgt. 


927 N. 12th St., Waco, Tex. 




Co. A 


Co. A 




Barnhill, Wm. T. 


Pvt. 


Pvt. 1 CI. 


1215 Baker St., Houston, 




Co. A 


Co. A 


Tex. 


Barrett, Charlie B. 


Pvt. 


Pvt. 


829 Sebenis St., Toledo, Ohio. 




Co. D 


Co. D 




Barrickman, Bryan A 


. Pvt. 


Pvt. 1 CI. 


604 E. 5th St., Devils Lake, 




Co. E 


Co. E 


N. Dak. 


Barrieau, Edward 


Pvt. 


Pvt. 


404 W. 4th St., Vancouver, 




Co. A 


Co. A 


Wash. 


Barry, John F. 


Pvt. 


Pvt. 


266 30th St., San Francisco, 




Co. B 


Co. B 


Calif. 



REGIMENTAL ROSTER. 



197 



Name. 

Barry, Osgood A. 

Barry, Robert 

Barton, Frank B. 

Bartruff, John G. 

Batch, James L. 

Bauer, Gustavus A. 
'Bauerle, Henry G. 
^Bazzo, Frank 

Beach, James 

Bean, Samuel C. 

Beardmore, Thomas C. 

Beardsley, Benajah W. 

Beckwith, Walter C. 

Beebout, Godfrey B. 

Beeby, Leon W. 

Begley, John P. 

BeU, Terrell W. 

Bell, Thomas E. 

Bellard, Pearl 

Beltz, William 

Bendelow, Edward M. 

Benedict, Charles 
'Benedict, William E. 

Benn, Frank R. 
'Bennett, Horace A. 

Berger, Anthony J. 

Berger, Samuel 



Grade and Company 
or Detachment on 
Leaving Feb. 1, '19. 
U. S. 

Corp. Corp. 

Co. D Co.D 

Pvt. Pvt. 
Spec. Det. Co. B 

Sgt. Sgt. 

Co. F Co. F 

Pvt. Cook 
Spec. Det. Co. B 

Pvt. Pvt. 

Co. F Co. F 

Pvt. Corp. 

Co. F Co. F 
Pvt. 
Co. A 
Pvt. 
Co.F 

Pvt. 1 CI. Pvt. 1 CI. 

Co. E Co. E 

Pvt. Pvt. 

Co. A Co. A 

Pvt. Pvt. 1 CI. 

Co. D Co. D 

Pvt. Pvt. 1 CI. 

Co. D Co. D 

Pvt. Pvt. 

Co. E Co. E 

Pvt. Pvt. 1 CI. 

Co. B Co. B 

Pvt. Cook 

Co. C Co. C 

Pvt. Corp. 

Co. A Co. A 

Pvt. Pvt. 

Co. F Co. F 

Pvt. Pvt. 
Spec. Det. Co. B 

Pvt. Pvt. 1 CI. 

Co. C Co. C 
Pvt. 1 CI. Hrshr. 

Co. C Co. C 

Pvt. Wag. 

Co.F Co.F 

Pvt. Pvt. 

Co. D Co. D 
Pvt. 
Co. E 

Pvt. Pvt. 1 CI. 

Co. D Co. D 
Pvt. 
Co. C 

Pvt. Pvt. 

Co. E Co. E 

Pvt. Pvt. 

Co. F Co. F 



Address. 

Yanangyoung, Burma, India. 

c/o Mary Koblinsky, 310 W. 

1.5th St., Cleveland, Ohio. 
950 N. Main St., Decatur, 

111. 
c/o Mrs. M. Churchill, West 

BrowTisville, Pa. 
8 Foster St., Pontiac, Mich. 

c/o Mr. H. Flink, Breda, la. 

1400 E. 82d St., Cleveland, 
Ohio. 

c/o T. Sussi, 171 Springfield 
St., Kincaid, 111. 

c/o Mrs. M. Clark, 1211 
Poplar St., Flint, Mich. 

2209 E. Gordon Ave., Phila- 
delphia, Pa. 

Peabody, Kan. 

89 Ward St., Paterson, N. J. 
Box 3-A, Coraopolis, Pa. 

Chester St., New Cumber- 
land, W. Va. 

c/o Mrs. E. Boughman, 
Hockessin, Del. 

502 Bartlett St., San Fran- 
cisco, Calif. 

Trinidad, Henderson Co., Tex. 

Bedford, Va. 
Luliiig, Tex. 

816 Brancifort St., Vallejo, 

Calif. 
Wyoming R.R. 2, Highland 

Park, Mich. 
508 Pallister St., Detroit, 

Mich. 
c/o Mrs. A. Benedict (mother), 

Beverly Hills, Calif. 
Taft, Caiif. 

816 N. West St., Indianapolis, 

Ind. 
98^ Moran St., Detroit, 

Mich. 
1243 E. 112th St., Cleveland, 

Ohio. 



198 



HISTORY OF THE 26TH ENGINEERS. 



Xame. 

Bermudes, Arthur D. 

Bernethy, Irving C. 

Berry, Charles E. 
^Bertain, Louis L. 
^Besner, Samuel 

Bestwick, Clyde 

Bettes, John A. 
2Betz, John O. 
^Beveau, liawrence A. 
''Beyer, Edward 

Bibby, Thomas D. 

Bickham, Tom C. 

Bidwell, Edgar M. 

Biehl, Irvin W. 

Bielman, Raymond F. 

Bierman, George A. 

Binsfeld, Henry N. 
^Bishop, Martin J. 

BisweU, Homer B. 

Black, Joseph 

Black, Julian P. 

Bland, Fred M. 

Blanford, Ernest 

Blank, Julius 

Bleistein, Raymond 

Bliss, Sam W., Jr. 

Blomstad, Conrad N. 



Grade and Company 
or Detachment on 
Leaving Feb. 1, '19. 
r. S. 



Pvt. 1 CI. 
Co. E 
Pvt. 
Co. F 
Pvt. 
Co. B 
Pvt. 

Rg. Hqs. 
Pvt. 
Co. C 
Pvt. 
Co. C 
Pvt. 
Co. E 
Pvt. 
Co. F 
Pvt. 
Co. C 
Pvt. 
Co. A 
Pvt. 
Co. A 
Pvt. 
Co. A 
Pvt. 

Spec. Det. 
Pvt. 
Co. C 
Pvt. 
Co. A 
Pvt. 
Co. F 
Pvt. 
Co. A 
Pvt. 
Co. A 
Pvt. 
Co. E 
Pvt. 
Co. B 
Sgt. 
Co. B 
Pvt. 

Spec. Det. 
Pvt. 
Co. E 
Pvt. 1 CI. 
Co. F 
Pvt. 

Spec. Det. 
Pvt. 
Co. A 
Pvt. 
Co. E 



Corp. 
Co. E 
Pvt. 
Co. F 
Pvt. 1 CI. 
Co. B 



Pvt. 
Co. C 
Pvt. 
Co. C 
Pvt. 
Co. E 
Pvt. 
Co. F 



Corp. 
Co. A 
Wag. 
Co. A 
Pvt. 
Co. B 
Pvt. 1 CI. 
Co. C 
Pvt. 1 CI. 
Co. A 
Sgt. 
Co. F 
Pvt. 1 CI. 
Co. A 



Pvt. 1 CI. 
Co. E 
Pvt. 
Co. B 
Pvt. 
Co. B 
Pvt. 
Co. A 
Pvt. 
Co. E 
Pvt. 
Co. F 
Pvt. 
Co. B 
Corp. 
Co. A 
Pvt. 
Co. E 



Address. 

R.F.D., Box 39, Whittier, 

Calif. 
521 Second Ave., West Flint, 

Mich. 
153 Carver St., Pittsburg, 

Pa. 
(Unknown.) 

709 Eighth Ave., X., Minne- 
apolis, Minn. 
Stoneboro, Pa. 

237 South Lorraine St., Wi- 
chita, Kan. 

523 Dennis St., Adrian, Lena- 
wee Co., Mich. 

Oil Fields, Calif. 

1272 St. Aubem St., Detroit, 

Mich. 
1412 Golden Gate Ave., Los 

Angeles, Calif. 
Calallen, Tex. 

21 Imlay St., Hartford, Conn. 

Stanleyville, Ohio. 

803 Maxwell St., Detroit, 

Mich. 
Moyer St., Canajoharie, N.Y. 

1503 Holcomb Ave., Detroit, 

Mich. 
149 Chandler Ave., Highland 

Park, Mich, 
c/o Mrs. E. Catterton, Keoa, 

Mo. 
829 Dawson Road, Detroit, 

Mich. 
Box 188, Maricopa, Calif. 

2741 N. Mulberry St., Mans- 
field, Ohio. 

1207 Third St., S.W., Canton, 
Ohio. 

88 East 3d St., N. Y. City, 
N.Y. 

Route 7, Lebanon, Pa. 

Ochelata, Okla. 

1221 Walnut St., Berkeley, 
Calif. 



REGIMENTAL ROSTER. 



199 



Name. 

Blunt, Ward 

Bob, Charles J. 

Boffard, Jacob 

Boles, Edwin 

Bonem, Joseph F. 

Booker, James R. 

Boomhower, Herbert 

W. 
Borchardt, Leo D. 

Bordeaux, Roy W. 

Bossong, Leo F. 

Bosworth, Harold M. 

Bowen, Ivan E. 

Bower, O'Neil 

Bowhay, Leslie N. 

Bowman, Charles 

Bradshaw, Merrill E. 

Brain, Albert 

^Branan, Alvord W. 

Brannon, Walter B. 

Brantes, Eddie S. 

Brasch, John 

Brastad, Carlyle L. 

Braunsdorf, Robert O. 

Braimstein, Christie C. 

Bray, Courtland B. 

Brazil], Michael P. 

'Brennan, Warren E. 



Grade and Company 

or Detachment on 
Leaving Feb. 1, '19. 

U. S. 



Wag. 
Co. C 
Pvt. 
Co. D 
Pvt. 
Co. B 
Pvt. 

Spec. Det. 
Pvt. 
Co. F 
Pvt. 
Co. C 
Cook 
Co. E 
Pvt. 
Co. A 
Pvt. 
Co. C 
Pvt. 
Co. E 
Pvt. 
Co. F 
Pvt. 

Spec. Det. 
Pvt. 
Co. D 
Pvt. 
Co. B 
Pvt. 
Co. B 
Pvt. 
Co. A 
Pvt. 
Co. C 
Pvt. 
Co. B 
Pvt. 
Co. E 
Pvt. 
Co. B 
Pvt. 

Spec. Det. 
Pvt. 
Med. C. 
Pvt. 1 CI. 
Co. F 
Pvt. 
Co. B 
Pvt. 

Spec. Det. 
Pvt. 1 CI. 
Co. C 
Pvt. 1 CI. 
Co. B 



Wag. 
Co. C 
Pvt. 1 CI. 
Co. D 
Pvt. 
Co. B 
Pvt. 
Co. A 
Pvt. 
Co. F 
Pvt. 
Co. C 
Cook 
Co. E 
Pvt. 1 CI. 
Co. A 
Pvt. 1 CI. 
Co. C 
Pvt. 
Co. E 
Wag. 
Co. F 
Pvt. 
Co. B 
Pvt. 
Co. D 
Pvt. 
Co. B 
Sgt. 
Co. B 
Pvt. 
Co. A 
Pvt. 
Co. C 



Pvt. 
Co. E 
Pvt. 1 CI. 
Co. B 
Pvt. 
Co. B 
Pvt. 1 CI. 
Med. C. 
Pvt. 1 CI. 
Co. F 
Pvt. 1 CI. 
Co. B 
Sad. 
Co. B 
Pvt. 1 CI. 
Co. C 



Address. 



c/o Bancroft Hotel, Saginaw, 

Mich. 
816 Fourth Ave., San Mateo, 

Calif. 
43 Martha Place, Passaic, 

N.J. 
4037 St. Ferdinand St., St. 

Louis, Mo. 
1671 Cass Ave., Bay City, 

Mich. 
Route 3, Bardwell, Ky. 

Wayzata, Minn. 

245 Lawton Ave., Detroit, 

Mich. 
3825 San Franco St., Los 

Angeles, Calif. 
218 E. Main St., Jackson, 

Mich. 
Redford, Wayne Co., Mich. 

224 East Ave., Los Angeles, 

Calif. 
294 Seaton Ave., Roselle 

Park N. J. 
221 W. Main St., Visalia, 

Calif. 
Burlington, Ind. 

c/o Mrs. L Cornell, 1015 N. 

5th St., Tacoma, Wash. 
Shale, Calif. 

(Unknown.) 

484 Woodward Ave., Detroit, 

Mich. 
1545 Arlington St., Shreve- 

port, Ind. 
Baxter Springs, Kan. 

Exeland, Wis. 

3957 Fulton St., W^oodhaven, 

N. Y. City, N. Y. 
High Rolls, N. Mex. 

Box 203, Vera, Okla. 

1814 O St., Fresno, Calif. 

196 W. Euclid Ave., Detroit, 
Mich. 



200 



HISTORY OF THE 26TH ENGINEERS. 



Name. 

Brenton, Roy J. 
Brewer, Addison P. 
Breynaert, Victor 

^Bridges, Irwin E. 
Brindley, Wm. S. 
Britten, Harold S. 
Brodie, James D. 
Brogan, William R. 
Brokaw, Harold H. 

Brooks, Henry C. 

Brooks, Henry H. 

Brooks, Reginald S. 
^Brosch, Mikey A. 

Bross, Walter A. 
^Brower, Wm. M. 

Brown, Benjamin H. 

Brown, Bert M. 

Brown, Charles R. 

Brown, Ollie 
iBrown, Ralph B. 

Brown, Ray C. 

Bruce, Edward P. 

Brunell, Gustof 
Bruning, Albert K. 
Bruning, Myron S. 
Bryan, Charles A. 



Grade and Company 

or Detachment on 
Leaving Feb. 1. '19. 
U. S. 

Pvt. 
Co. D 
Sgt. 
Co. F 
Pvt. 
Co. B 



Pvt. 
Co. A 
Pvt. 

Spec. Det. 
Pvt. 1 CI. 
Co. F 
Pvt. 
Co. F 
Pvt. 
Co. A 
Pvt. 1 CI. 
Co. D 

Pvt. 
Co. C 
Pvt. 
Co. C 
Pvt. 
Co. D 
Pvt. 
Co. B 
Sgt. 
Co. D 
Pvt. 
Co. A 
Pvt. 
Co. A 
Pvt. 
Co. A 
Pvt. 

Spec. Det. 
Pvt. 
Co. B 
Pvt. 
Co. A 
Pvt. 
Co. C 
Pvt. 
Co. D 

Pvt. 1 CI. 
Co. A 
Pvt. 

Spec. Det, 
Pvt. 1 CI. 
Co. C 
Pvt. 
Co. D 



Pvt. 
Co. D 
Sgt. 
Co. F 
Pvt. 
Co. B 

Pvt. 
Co. A 
Wag. 
Co. A 
Cook 
Co. F 
Pvt. 1 CI. 
Co. F 
Pvt. 
Co. A 
Wag. 
2dBn. 
Hqs. 
Pvt. 
Co. C 
Sgt. 
Co. C 
Wag. 
Co. D 



Sgt. 1 CI. 
Co. D 



Pvt. 1 CI. 
Co. A 
Pvt. 1 CI. 
Co. A 
Pvt. 
Co. A 
Pvt. 
Co. B 



Pvt. 
Co. C 
Wag. 
2dBn. 
Hqs. 
Pvt. 1 CI. 
Co. A 
Corp. 
Co. B 
Sgt. 
Co. C 
Pvt. 
Co. D 



Addre.ss. 

9238 Holly St., Oakland, 
Calif. 

768 Faxon Ave., San Fran- 
cisco, Calif. 

c/o Camille Breynaert, Hel- 
dergen Driesck, Belgium, 
Europe. 

Machias, Wash. 

Oelrichs, S. Dak. 

62 Elizabeth Lake Ave., Pon- 

tiac, Mich. 
224 Exeter Ave., Buffalo, 

N. Y. 
20 3d Ave., Claymont, Del. 

318 Friends Ave., Whittier, 
Calif. 

15 Voss St., Detroit, Mich. 

50 Catherine St., Atlanta, 
Ga. 

2770 Woodward Ave., High- 
land Park, Mich. 

(Unknown.) 

1914 8th Ave., N. Great 

Falls, Mont. 
219 Romona St., Palo Alto, 

Calif. 
Main and Garrison Sts., 

Bethlehem, Pa. 
1409 E. 10th St., Long Beach, 

Calif. 
99 Lysander St., Detroit, 

Mich. 
Alabama City, Ala. 

235 Lincoln Way West, 

Chambersburg, Pa. 
Cashmere, Wash. 

Coalinga, Calif. 



R.D. 1, Macedon, N. Y. 

1452 S. 17th St., Omaha, 

Neb. 
Route 5, Box 57 1 , Los Angeles, 

Calif. 
133 Wickeliffe Ave., Newark, 

N. .T. 



REGIMENTAL ROSTER. 



201 





Grade and Company 


Name. 


or Detachment on 




Leaving 
U. S. 


Feb. 1. '19. 


Bryant, Otto E. 


Pvt. 


Pvt. 




Co. F 


Co. F 


Bryden, Robert H. 


Pvt. 


Sgt. 




Spec. Det. 


Co. B 


Bryner, Roy D. 


Pvt. 


Pvt. 




Co. A 


Co. A 


Brzezinski, Felix 


Pvt. 


Pvt. 




Co. F 


Co. F 


Buitt, Frank A. 


Pvt. 


Pvt. 1 CI. 




Co. F 


Co. F 


Burfiend, Henry M. 


Pvt. 


Pvt. 




Co. A 


Co. A 


Burger, William R. 


Pvt. 


Pvt. 




Co. E 


Co. E 


Burket, James M. 


Pvt. 1 CI. 


Pvt. 1 CI. 




Med. C. 


Med. C. 


Burnett, Henry C. 


Wag. 


Wag. 




Co. C 


Co. C 


'Burns, Chas. C. 


Pvt. 
Co. A 




Burns, John F. 


Pvt. 1 CI. 


Pvt. 1 CI. 




Co. C 


Co. C 


iBurwell, Lee R. 


Pvt. 
Co. C 




Busch, Robert G. 


Pvt. 


Pvt. 




Co. E 


Co. E 


Busco, Dominick 


Pvt. 


Pvt. 1 CI. 




Co. F 


Co. F 


Bustard, John J. 


Sgt. 


Sgt. 




Co. D 


Co. D 


Buster, Wm. E. 


Pvt. 


Pvt. 1 CI. 




Co. B 


Co. B 


Butler, Leslie C. 


Pvt. 


Pvt. 1 CI. 




Co. A 


Co. A 


Byers, Grover F. 


Pvt. 


Pvt. 




Co. B 


Co. B 


BjTue, Edward L. 


Corp. 


Sgt. 1 CI. 




Co. D 


Co. D 


Cabe, James 0. 


Pvt. 1 CI. 


Corp. 




Co. E 


Co. E 


Cable, John H. 


Pvt. 


Pvt. 1 CI. 




Co. A 


Co. A 


Cadman, Gordon P. 


Pvt. 


Pvt. 1 CI. 




Co. F 


Co. F 


Cadora, Joseph G. 


Sgt. 


Sgt. 




Med. C 


Med. C. 


2CahUl, Morrie A. 


Pvt. 
Co. B 




Calkins, Charles G. 


Pvt. 


Pvt. 




Co. A 


Co. A 


Callis, Bernard 0. 


Pvt. 1 CI. 


Pvt. 1 CI. 




Co. E 


Co. E 



Address. 



221 3d St., Rockport, Ind. 

4604 McMillan Ave., St. 

Louis, Mo. 
Box 35, Coalinga, Calif. 

410 1st Ave., E. Detroit, Mich. 

4100 Homer St., Los Angeles, 

Calif. 
South Bellingham, Wash. 

44 Grape St., Buffalo, N. Y. 

Fort Cobb, Okla. 

225 Grand Ave., So. Pasa- 
dena, Calif. 

614 Prairie Ave., Houston, 

Tex. 
9110 Easton Ave., Cleveland, 

Ohio. 
3615 Ave. M, Galveston, Tex. 

24 Montcalm St., Detroit, 

Mich. 
306 Ash St., Syracuse, N. Y. 

Cato, Tex. 

104 N. Walnut St., Porter, 
Okla. 

226 W. Chestnut St., Akron, 
Ohio. 

339 Braddock Ave., Union- 

towTi, Pa. 
Bigheart, Okla. 



Franklin, N. C. 

Box 305, Morris, Okla. 

161 N. 11th St., San Jose, 

Calif. 
32 Westland Ave., Boston, 

Mass. 
(Unknown.) 

839 S. Main St., Adrian, Mich. 

2012 11th St., N.W., Wash- 
ington, D. C. 



202 



HISTORY OF THE 26TH ENGINEERS. 



Name. 

Cameron, Alexander B. 

^Cameron, Carl F. 

Camp, Leo B. 

Campbell, Claude 

Canjpbell, Donald 

Campbell, George A. 

Campbell, Jack W. 

Campbell, Wm. H. 

Canfield, Judson N. 

Capoldo, James 

^Capoots, Domini ck 

Capwell, Paul I. 

Carey, Bernard J. 

Carlile, Arthur B. 

Carr, Donald K. 

Carr, John W. 

Carr, Miles A. 

-Carrick, Harold T. 

Carrick, John S. 

Carroll, Edward E. 

Carter, Whitson N. 

Carver, Carl T. 

Cassidy, Charles T. 

Castro, Martin 

Catchpole, Edwin W. 

Catchpole, Rutherford 

H. 
^Chadwick, Jay E. 



Grade and Company 
or Detachment on 
Leaving Feb. 1,'19. 
U. S. 

Corp. 1st Sgt. 

Co. B Co. B 
Pvt. 
Co. A 

Pvt. Pvt. 

Co. F Co. F 

Pvt. 1 CI. Corp. 

Co. C Co. C 

Pvt. Pvt. 

Co. C Co. C 

Pvt. Pvt. 

Co. C Co. C 

Pvt. Pvt. 

Co. B Co. B 

Pvt. 1 CI. Corp. 

Co. D Co. D 

Pvt. Pvt. 

Co. A Co. A 

Pvt. Pvt. 

Co. A Co. A 
Pvt. 
Co. D 

Pvt. Pvt. 1 CI. 

Co. E Co. E 

Pvt. Pvt. 

Co. F Co. F 

Pvt. Pvt. 

Co. A Co. A 

Cook Wag. 

Co. E Co. E. 

Pvt. Pvt. 

Co. D Co. D 

Pvt. Pvt. 1 CI. 
Spec. Det. Co. B 
Pvt. 
Co. B 

Pvt. Pvt. 

Co. D Co. D 

Pvt. Pvt. 

Co. A Co. A 

Sgt. Sup. Sgt. 

Rg. Hqs. Rg. Hqs. 

Pvt. Pvt. 

Co. D Co. D 

Pvt. 1 CI. Pvt. 1 CI. 

Co. E Co. E 

Pvt. 1 CI. Pvt. 1 CI. 

Co. D Co. D 

Pvt. 1 CI. Pvt. 1 CI. 

Med. C. Med. C. 

Pvt. Pvt. 1 CI. 

Co. B Co. B 
Pvt. 
Co. B 



Address. 



Mrs. I. Stevenson, 1441 North 

St., Philadelphia, Pa. 
520 Cherry St., Niles, Mich. 

1408 Francis St., Jackson, 

Mich. 
1049 3d St., San Bernardino, 

Calif. 
460 Rice St., St. Paul, Minn. 

Route D, Box 27, Hanford, 

Calif. 
928 Stark St., Saginaw, Mich. 

694 Winslow Ave., St. Paul, 
Minn. 

18 W, Delason Ave., Youngs- 
town, Ohio. 

c/o Chas. MoreUi, MilKord, 
Mass. 

503 Badrick St., Ramsey, 
Minn. 

c/o Mrs. J. Y. Taylor, Box 14, 
Springfield, Pa. 

406 W. North St., Jackson, 
Mich. 

Saratoga, Tex. 

P. O. Box 1, Ferndale, Calif. 

1118 6th St., N.W., Washing- 
ton, D. C. 

102 Goodyear Ave., Akron, 
Ohio. 

(Unknown.) 

6 Mason St., Newark, N. Y. 

2126 13th St., S.E., Washing- 
ton, D. C. 

321 Custom House, Portland, 
Ore. 

1617 Spruce St., Berkeley, 
Calif. 

Quarryville, Pa. 

708 Oregon St., E. Bakers- 
field, Cahf. 
North Rose, N. Y. 

North Rose, N. Y. 

(Unknown.) 



REGIMENTAL ROSTER. 



203 



Name. 

Chaffee, Emery C. 
Chambers, Joseph L. 
Champlin, John E. 
Champoux, Albert L. 
Chapin, Emery S. B. 
Chellis, Norman D. 
Chisholm, David 

Christal, Clark M. 
Christensen, Grover 
Christensen, Victor 
Christerson, Chas. O. 
'Christie, Fred'k J. 
Christieson, James P. 

Church, Merle L. 
Clancy, Edward F. 
'Clark, John B. 

Clark, John R. 

Clarke, George E. 

Cloninger, Frank 
'Clough, Harold W. 
'Clyde, Alexander 

Coats, John 
2Colby, Otis N. 

Cole, Elwin G. 

Cole, Frank T. 

Cole, Harold W. 



Grade and Company 

or Detachment on 
Leaving Feb. 1. '19. 
U. S. 



Pvt. 
Co. F 
Sgt. 
Co. E 
Pvt. 
Co. E 
Pvt. 
Co. D 
Pvt. 
Co. B 
Sup. Sgt. 
Rg. Hqs. 
Pvt. 
Co. E 

Pvt. 1 CI. 
Co. D 
Pvt. 

Spec. Det. 
Pvt. 
Co. D 
Pvt. 
Co. C 
Pvt. 
Co. C 
Pvt. 1 CI. 



Pvt. 
Co. F 
Sgt. 
Co. E 
Cook 
Co. E 
Pvt. 
Co. D 
Pvt. 1 CI. 
Co. B 
Sup. Sgt. 
Rg. Hqs. 
Corp. 
Co. E 

Pvt. 1 CI. 
Co. D 
Pvt. 
Co. B 
Pvt. 1 CI. 
Co. D 
Pvt. 
Co. C 



Pvt. 
Co. C 
Pvt. 
Co. A 
Pvt. 
Co. E 

Pvt. 
Co. D 
Pvt. 
Co. D 
Pvt. 1 CI. 
Co. D 
Pvt. 
Co. B 
Pvt. 
Co. C 
Pvt. 
Co. E 
Pvt. 1 CI. 
Co. D 
Pvt. 
Co. C 
Pvt. 1 CI. 
Co. D 
Pvt. 
Co. F 



Col. Sgt. 
Rg. Hqs. 

Pvt. 
Co. C 
Pvt. 1 CI. 
Co. A 



Pvt. 1 CI. 
Co. D 
Pvt. 
Co. D 
Pvt. 1 CI. 
Co. D 



Corp. 
Co. E 



Pvt. 
Co. C 
Wag. 
Co. D 
Pvt. 1 CI. 
Co. F 



Address. 

158 Whitmore St., Pontiac, 

Mich. 
Lusk, Wyo. 

Central Y. M. C. A., Minne- 
apolis, Minn. 

181 Albion St., Fall River, 
Mass. 

1529 Robinson Rd., S. E., 
Grand Rapids, Mich. 

613 W. 8th St., Erie, Pa. 

c/o Mrs. I. Porter, Dicksons 
Arms, Roxburgshire, Scot- 
land. 

4400 Eastside Ave., Dallas, 
Tex. 

938 Park St., Hartford, Conn. 

R.F.D. 1, Fairfax, Minn. 
Paris, 111. 

810 Warren St., Mariette, 
Ohio. 

c/o Miss M. K. Lynch, 1101 
Pine St., San Francisco, 
Calif. 

1008 Owen Ave., Saginaw, 
Mich. 

729 Canton St., Detroit, 
Mich. 

c/o Mrs. J. G. Wiley, Fair- 
view and Ridgeway Aves., 
West Orange, N. J. 

2409 E. Somerset St., Phila- 
delphia, Pa. 

209 E. Neman St., E. Syra- 
cuse, N. Y. 

Anaheim, Calif. 

(Unknown.) 

4 Hillside St., Edinburgh, 

Scotland. 
Box 443, Waxahachie, Tex. 

6747 Cornell Ave., Chicago, 

111. 
R.F.D. No. 1, Jackson, Mich. 

Canadian, Tex. 

Rapid River, Mich. 



204 



HISTORY OF THE 26TH ENGINEERS. 



Name. 

Coleman, Frank J. 

Coif, Charles E. 
Collins, Fred'k G. 
Collins, Joe F. 
Collins, Paul H. 
Comstock, Chester E. 
Condit, William F. 
Coneby, John D. 
Conklin, Derry O. 
Conklin, Warren 
Conley, Charles E. 
Conn, James E. 
Connelly, Michael J. 

'Conner, Henry H. 
Connolly, Wm. M. 

Cook, Adrial V. 
2Cook, Edward T. 
Cook, Herbert 
Cook, Leon A. 
Cook, Ralph F. 
Cook, Verlin E. 
Coons, George B. 
Cooper, Charles C. 
Cooper, Edwin E. 
Cooper, John L. 
Cooper, Norman M. 



Grade and Company 

or Detachment on 
Leaving Feb. 1, '10. 
U. S. 

Pvt. Corp. 

Rg. Hqs. 1st Bn. 
Hqs. 

Corp. Sgt. 

Co. E Co. E 

Pvt. Sup. Sgt. 

Co. B Co. B 

Pvt. Stb. Sgt. 

Co. A Co. A 

Pvt. Pvt. 

Co. B Co. B 

Corp. Corp. 

Co. A Co. A 

Pvt. Pvt. 

Co. B Co. B 

Pvt. Pvt. 

Spec. Det. Co. B 

Pvt. Pvt. 

Co. B. Co. B 

Pvt. Pvt. 

Co. E Co. E 

Pvt. Pvt. 1 CI. 

Co. A Co. A 

Pvt. 1 CI. Pvt. 1 CI. 

Co. C Co. C 

Pvt. M.E.S.G. 

Co. A 1st Bn. 
Hqs. 
Pvt. 
Co. B 

Col. Sgt. Bn. Sgt.- 

Rg. Hqs. Maj. 

(attached) 

Pvt. Pvt. 

Co. B Co. B 
Pvt. 
Co. A 

Pvt-. Pvt. 1 CI. 

Co. C Co. C 

Cook Pvt. 

Co. F Co. F 

Pvt. Pvt. 

Co. F Co. F 

Pvt. Pvt. 
Spec. Det. Co. B 

Pvt. Pvt. 

Co. E Co. E 

Pvt. Corp. 

Co. F Co. F 

Pvt. Corp. 

Co. A Co. A 

Pvt. Corp. 

Co. D Co. D 

Pvt. Pvt. 

Co. F Co. F 



Adares".. 



14 Fairfax St., E. Boston, 
Mass. 

2627 Hobart Blvd., Los 

Angeles, Calif. 
Speers, Pa. 

605 Fulton St., Palestine, 

Tex. 
San Bruno, Calif. 

24 Governors Ave., Millford, 

Conn. 
215 Maple Ave., Ben Avon, 

Pa. 
703 Notson Ave., Pittsburgh, 

Pa. 
Wellfleet, Neb. 

Toms River, N. J. 

297 Castro St., San Fran- 
cisco, Calif. 
161 S. 8th St., Newark, N. J. 

4th and Sycamore Sts., Cin- 
cinnati, Ohio. 

(Unknown.) 

463 Oak St., San Francisco, 
Calif. 

570 N. Howard St., Akron, 
Ohio. 

1017 9th St., Sacramento, 
Calif. 

221 Washington St., McDon- 
ald, Pa: 

17 Hunterdon St., Newark, 
N.J. 

115 Monroe St., Caro, Mich. 

Crowelsburg, Kan. 

348 Canister St., Hornell, 
N. Y. 

304 Mason St., Jackson, 
Mich. 

415 E. Mason St., Owosso, 
Mich. 

1005 Philadelphia St., De- 
troit, Mich. 

1222 Arch St., N.S., Pitts- 
burg, Pa. 



KEGIMENTAL ROSTER. 



205 



Name. 



Grade and Company 
or Detachment on 
Leaving Feb. 1, '19. 
U. S. 



Copeland, Albert H. 
Cornell, Geo. S., Jr. 
Cornell, Harry 

'Cornell, Leo E. 

Cornell, Robt. E. 

Corman, Porter L. 
'Cornin, Chas. L. 
^Cotton, Kenneth H. 

Coughlin, Michael B. 

Counihan, Christopher 

Countryman, Howard 

L. 
'Coupe, Harry 

Couper, Hugh J. 

Courson, Lawrence F. 

Courtney, Jacob M. 

Covin, James P. 

Covington, George G. 
Cowell, Michael J. 
Cowen, Alden J. 

Cowie, Clarence A. 
'Cramer, Fay E. 
Crane, Neil N. 

Crank, Fred 
Craven, Richard J. 



Pvt. 
Co. A 
Pvt. 

Spec. Det. 
Pvt. 1 CI. 
Co. E 

Pvt. 
Co. F 
Pvt. 
Co. E 
Sgt. 

Med. C. 
Pvt. 

Rg. Hqs. 
Corp. 
Co. B 
Pvt. 
Spec. Det. 

Pvt. 
Co. D 
Pvt. 
Co. F 
Pvt. 
Co. B 
Pvt. 
Co. C 
Pvt. 
Med. C. 
Pvt. 

Spec. Det. 
Pvt. 
Spec. Det. 

Pvt. 
Co. C 
Corp. 
Co. F 
Pvt. 
Co. A 

Wag. 
Co. E 
Pvt. 
Med. C. 
Pvt. 
Co. F 



Pvt. 1 CI. 
Co. A 
Cook 
Co. B 
Pvt. 1 CI. 
2dBn. 
Hqs. 



Pvt. 1 CI. 
Co. E 
Sgt. 
Med. C. 



Pvt. 
Co. B 

Pvt. 
Co. D 
Pvt. 
Co. F 
Pvt. 
Co. B 
Pvt. 
Co. C 
Pvt. 1 CI. 
Med. C. 
Pvt. 
Co. B 
Cook 
1st Bn. 

Hqs. 
Pvt. 
Co. C 
Corp. 
Co. F 
Pvt. 1 CI. 
1st Bn. 

Hqs. 
Wag. 
Co. E 



Pvt. 1 CI. 
Co. F 



Corp. Sgt. 

Co. F Co. F 

Pvt. 1 CI. Wag. 

Rg. Hqs. Rg. Hqs. 



Address. 



360 N. Gorham St., Jackson, 

Mich. 
1404 3d Ave., N. Y. City, 

N. Y. 
P. O. Box 172, Talmadge, 

Ohio. 

c/o Mrs. B. McGregor, 1923 E. 

High St., Springfield, Ohio. 
1014 Hamlin St., Jackson, 

Mich. 
230 E. Garfield Blvd., Chi- 
cago, 111. 
382 Lawrence Ave., Detroit, 

Mich. 
c/o Mrs. C. J. Cotton, Zions- 

ville, Ind. 
c/o John Scanlon, Hook and 

Ladder 6, Canal St., N. Y. 

City, N. Y. 
427 Third Ave., N. Y. City, 

N. Y. 
330 N. Bates St., Jackson, 

Mich. 
32 Oregon St., Fall River, 

Mass. 
36 Avalon Ave., Highland 

Park, Detroit, Mich. 
P.O. Box 428, Pitcairn, Pa. 

Deshler, Ohio. 

1426 Palmwood Ave., Toledo, 
Ohio. 

Route B, Box 104, Selma, 

Calif. 
270 W. 4th St., New York 

City, N. Y. 
c/o Mrs. A. Green, 1830 

Nebraska Ave., Chicago, 

111. 
Mikado, Mich. 

310 W. 5th St., Grand Island, 

Neb. 
c/o Mr. A. Crane, R.F.D. 1, 

Brookland, Jackson Co., 

Mich. 
275 Ferris Ave., Highland 

Park, Mich. 
c/o Mrs. E. F. Barvey, 62 

Missouri Ave., Detroit, 

Mich. 



206 



HISTORY OF THE 26TH ENGINEERS. 



Name. 

Creed, James B. 
'Crikelair, Gustave J. 

Cromer, Edward 

Crooks, Forrest R. 

CuUington, Victor E. 

Cummiskey, Paul C. 

Cunningham, John J. 

Curran, Edward D. 

Curtis, Fred'k C. 
^Cushman, Geo. 

Custance, Harry R. 

Dabney, Floyd J. 

D'Agostino, Francesco 
^Dahl, Birger 

Daigneau, Edward E. 

Bailing, Frank J. 
iDalton, Robt. G. 

Daly, Edward G. 

Daly, James A. 

Daniszewski, Walter 

E. 
Darling, Willis A. 

Darnell, Claude P. 

Dauterive, Milton J. 

Davidson, Elliott E. 

Davidson, John C. 
Davidson, Leroy A. 



Grade and Company 
or Detachment on 
Leaving Feb. 1, '19. 
U. S. 

Pvt. 
Co. D 
Corp. 
Med. C. 
Pvt. 
Co. B 
Pvt. 
Co. F 
Pvt. 
Co. F 



Pvt. 1 CI. 
Co. D 



Pvt. 1 CI. 
Co. B 
Pvt. 
Co. F 
Pvt. 
Co. F 



Pvt. 1 CI. Sgt. 



Co. E 
Pvt. 



Co. E 
Pvt. 



Spec. Det. Co. B 
Pvt. 1 CI. Pvt. 1 CI. 



Med. C. 
Pvt. 
Co. B 
Pvt. 1 CI. 
Med. C. 
Pvt. 
Co. A 

Pvt. 1 CI. 
Co. C 
Pvt. 
Co. B 
Pvt. 
Co. B 
Pvt. 
Co. E 
Pvt. 
Co. D 
Pvt. 
Co. A 
Pvt. 
Co. D 
Pvt. 
Co. C 
Pvt. 
Co. E 
Pvt. 
Co. A 
Pvt. 1 CI. 
Co. E 
Pvt. 
Co. F 
1st Sgt. 
Co. E 

Pvt. 
Co. B 
Pvt. 
Co. F 



Med. C. 
Pvt. 1 CI. 
Co. B 



Pvt. 
Co. A 

Pvt. 1 CI. 
Co. C 
Pvt. 1 CI. 
Co. B 
Pvt. 1 CI. 
Co. B 
Pvt. 
Co. E 
Pvt. 1 CI. 
Co. D 



Corp. 
Co. D 
Pvt. 
Co. C 
Pvt. 
Co. E 
Corp. 
Co. A 
Pvt. 1 CI. 
Co. E 
Corp. 
Co. F 
M.E.J.G. 
2dBn. 
Hqs. 
Pvt. 
Co. B 
Cook 
Co. F 



Address. 



380 Baldwin Ave., Detroit, 

Mich. 
1253 Stewart St., Green Bay, 

Wis. 
c/o Mrs. L. Mannel, Malcolm, 

la. 
R.F.D. 1, Flat Rock, Wayne 

Co., Mich. 
11 Harriet Ave., Waverly, 

Mass. 
2611 N. Broad St., Phila- 
delphia, Pa. 
21 Condor St., E. Boston, 

Mass. 
Otis, Ind. 

814 Castro St., Oakland, 

Calif. 
Room 404, 30 Church St., 

N. Y. City, N. Y. 
General Delivery, Detroit, 

Mich. 

c/o R. H. Marks, Albany, 

Md. 
Ariano di Puglia, Italy. 

317 W. 1st Ave., Roselle, N. J. 

2271 Halden Ave., Detroit, 

Mich. 
Anthony, N. Mex. 

425 West Frankhn St., 

Elkhart, Ind. 
1207 S. Carson St., Tulsa, 

Okla. 
Mildred, Pa. 

c/o Mrs. S. Sokoloski, 1320 
Willis Ave., Syracuse, N. Y. 

607 W. Dragson Ave., De- 
troit, Mich. 

707 2d Ave., Havre, Mont. 

Loreauville, La. 

515 Lytton Ave., Palo Alto, 
Calif. 

1407 James St., Pittsburg, Pa. 

Star Route, Clovis, N. Mex. 



REGIMENTAL ROSTER. 



207 



Name. 

''Davies, Henry H. 
Davis, Carl 
Davis, Homer S. 
Davis, John J. 
Davis, Leon A. 

Davis, Oliver L. 
Davis, Paul 
Davis, Philip O. 

Davis, Rollo C. 
^Davisson, Clarence W. 

^Dean, Alvah B. 
'Dearman, Jim 

De Armoun, Fred G. 

Debets, Louis 

Decker, Charles 

Degarimore, Olen 

DeKyne, Edward M. 

DeLamar, Thomas 

Delaney, James J. 

DeLille, Roy A. 

Delmont, Albert C. 

Demaris, Alvah 

Dennis, Clinton (). 

Dermison, Owen F. 

Deshano, Alvin O. 
^Des Jardin, Wm. E. 



Grade and Company 
or Detachment on 
Leaving Feb. 1, '19. 
U. S. 

Pvt. 
Co. A 
Pvt. 
Co. D 
Pvt. 
Co. E 
Pvt. 1 CI. 
Co. E 
Pvt. 
Co. F 



Pvt. 
Co. E 
Pvt. 1 CI. 
Co. C 
Pvt. 1 CI. 
Co. C 



Pvt. 1 CI. 
Co. D 
Pvt. 
Co. E 
Corp. 
Co. E 
Pvt. 
2dBn. 
Hqs. 
Pvt. 1 CI. 
Co. E 
Pvt. 1 CI. 
Co. C 
M.E.J.G. 
Kg. Hqs. 



Pvt. Pvt. 

Co. C Co. C 

Pvt. 1 CI: 
Co. E ■ 



Sgt. 
Co. D 
Pvt. 
Co. B 
Pvt. 
Co. D 
Pvt. 
Co. A 
Pvt. 
Co. D 
Pvt. 
Co. E 
Pvt. 
Co. A 
Pvt. 
Co. A 
Pvt. 
Co. A 
Pvt. 
Co. E 
Sgt. 
Co. F 
Pvt. 1 CI. 
Med. C. 
Pvt. 
Co. F 
Pvt. 
Co. E 
Pvt. 
Co. E 
Pvt. 
Co. E 



Pvt. 
Co. D 
Pvt. 
Co. A 
Pvt. 
Co. D 
Pvt. 1 CI. 
Co. E 
Pvt. 
Co. A 
Pvt. 
Co. A 
Pvt. 1 CI. 
Co. A 
Pvt. 1 CI. 
Co. E 
Sgt. 
Co. F 
Pvt. 1 CI. 
Med. C 
Pvt. 1 CI. 
Co. F 
Pvt. 
Co. E 
Pvt. 
Co. E 



Address. 

411 E. Reynolds St., New- 
castle, Pa. 

c/o Jennie Bailey, 1718 Texas 
Ave., Houston, Tex. 

38 Grand St., Gloversville, 
N. Y. 

Box 28, Charleston, W. Va. 

127 W. Summit St., Chelsea, 
Mich. 

413 Depot St., Scranton, Pa. 

R.F.D. 1, Marys, Ohio. 

c/o County Engineers Office, 
Court House, Pittsburg, 
Pa. 

Galveston, Ind. 

Mrs. S. E. Davis.son, 110 N. 

Richmond St., Roswell, N. 

Mex. 
Apartado 238, Tampico, 

Mex. 
Carrizozo, N. Mex. 

Box 864, Maricopa, Calif. 

18 Treadway St., Detroit, 

Mich. 
416 E. 2d St., Defiance, Ohio. 

Jenks, Okla. 

1619 W. Norris St., Phila- 
delphia, Pa. 
Henderson, Tex. 

4706^ S. Vermont Ave., Los 

Angeles, Calif. 
1094 Crane Ave., Detroit, 

Mich. 
2528 University Ave., N. Y. 

City, N. Y. 
328 E. Sumach St., Walla 

Walla, Wash. 
Vassar, Tuscola Co., Mich. 

Bridgeport, 111. 

309^ State St., Bay City, 

Mich. 
261 Howard St., Detroit, 

Mich. 



208 



HISTORY OF THE 26TH ENGINEERS. 



Name. 

^ Desmarais, Chas. E. 

Desparios, Fortunat 

DeSteiguer, Roger 

De Tar, Jay E. 

Dethloff, George B. 
^DeVault, Grover C. 

DeVogel, Julius 

Deyo, Warren 
Diehl, Francis E. 
Dierolf, Elmer M. 
Dimond, John C. 
iDishner, Paul J. 
Dittus, Howard C. 

Diviney, Patrick F. 
Dobson, Andrew C. 
Dodd, George S. 
Dodge, Stanley A. 
Dolan, Anthony A. 
Dolan, Bernard A. 
Donahue, Charles 
Donnelly, Merton S. 

Donnell, Charlie 
Dooling, Birchie 
Dougherty, Frank M. 
Dougherty, Wm. J. 
Douglass, Wm. B. 



Grade and Company 


or Detachment on 


Leaving 


Feb. 1, '19. 


U. S. 




Pvt. 


Pvt. 1 CI. 


Co. F 


Co. F 


Pvt. 


Pvt. \ CI. 


Co. F 


Co. F 


Pvt. 1 CI. 


Pvt. 1 CI. 


Co. E 


Co. E 


Pvt. 


Pvt. 


Co. B 


Co. B 


Pvt. 


Pvt. 1 CI. 


Co. A 


Co. A 


Corp. 




Co. F 




Cook 


Cook 


Co. F 


2d. Bn. 




Hqs. 


Pvt. 


Pvt. 1 CI. 


Co. E 


Co. E 


Pvt. 


Pvt. 1 CI. 


Co. D 


Co. D 


Pvt. 


Corp. 


Med. C. 


Med. C. 


Pvt. 1 CI. 


Corp. 


Co. E 


Co. E 


Pvt. 




Co. B 




Pvt. 


Pvt. 


Co. C 


Co. C 


Pvt. 


Pvt. 


Co. F 


Co. F 


Pvt. 


Pvt. 


Co. E 


Co. E 


Pvt. 1 CI. 


Pvt. 1 CI. 


Co. E 


Co. E 


Pvt. 


Pvt. 1 CI. 


Co. A 


Co. A 


Pvt. 


Pvt. 1 CI, 


Co. A 


Co. A 


Pvt. 


Pvt. 


Spec. Det 


. Co. A 


Pvt. 


Pvt. 1 CI. 


Co. C 


Co. C 


Pvt. 


Pvt. 


Co. A 


Co. A 


Pvt. 


Pvt. 1 CI, 


Co. F 


Co. F 


Pvt. 


Pvt. 


Spec. Det 


. Co. B 


Pvt. 


Pvt. 


Co. C 


Co. C 


Pvt. 


Pvt. 


Co. C 


Co. C 


Cook 


Cook 


Co. E 


Rg. Hqs. 



Address. 



22 Percy St., Chicopee, Mass. 

c/o Miss A. Trian, 440 S. 

Saginaw St., Pontiac, Mich. 
3107 Linwood Blvd., Kansas 

City, Mo. 
Spring Hill, Kan. 

463 Hunterston St., Newark, 

N.J. 
R.F.D. 2, Earlham, la. 

31 Caroll St., Paterson, N. J. 



Kerhonkson, Rochester, N. Y. 

Cassandra, Pa. 

935 5th St., Des Moines, la. 

831 Third St., Havre, Mont. 

(Unknown.) 

c/o Agnes J. Scanlan, 30 Blake 
Ave., Foxchase, Phila- 
delphia, Pa. 

1463 Woodward Ave., Detroit, 
Mich. 

R.F.D. 7, Jackson, Mich. 

171 Fairview Ave., Jersey 

City, N.J. 
1446 Third Ave., Milwaukee, 

Wis. 
51 Ray St., New Brunswick, 

N.J. 
18 Tlurd St., Sharpsburg, 

Pa. 
187 Slater St., Paterson, N. J. 

Mrs. M. H. Hepburn, 1320 
Lakeshore Ave., Los An- 
geles, Calif. 

San Pedro, Calif. 

Reeds Spring, Mo. 

1155 Seminary St., St. Paul, 

Minn. 
Tappen, N. Dak. 

7011 Park Ave., Cleveland, 
Ohio. 



REGIMENTAL ROSTER. 



209 





Grade and Company 


Name. 


or Detachment on 




Leaving 


Feb. 1, '19. 




U. S. 




Downing, Charles I. 


Pvt. 


Pvt. 




Spec. Det. 


Co.B 


Downs, Major W. 


Pvt. 


Pvt. 1 CI, 




Co. D 


Co. D 


iDoyle, John F. 


Pvt. 
Co. B 




Dozyk, Edward C. 


Pvt. 


Pvt. 1 CI. 




Co.B 


Co.B 


Dubourdieu, Irwin 


Pvt. 1 CI. 


Corp. 




Co. C 


Co. C 


Ducharme, Severe D. 


Pvt. 


Pvt. 1 CI. 




Co. D 


Co. D 


DuMond, Harry J. 


Pvt. 


Pvt. 




Co. F 


Co. F 


iDumouchelle, George 


Pvt. 




R. 


Co.B 




Dumouchelle, Rene 0. 


Pvt. 1 CI. 


Col. Sgt. 




Co. B 


Rg. Hqs. 


^Duncan, Geo. Wm. 


M.E.J.R. 
Rg. Hqs. 




Dunigan, Richard 0. 


Pvt. 


Pvt. 




Co. E 


Co. E 


Dvmigan, Wm. H. 


Corp. 


Pvt. 




Co. E 


Co. E 


^Dunn, Joseph A. 


Pvt. 
Co. F 




Dunn, Joseph E. 


Pvt. 


Pvt. 1 CI, 




Spec. Det. 


Co. A 


Dunn, AYm. J. 


Pvt. 


Pvt. 




Co. D 


Co. D 


Durham, James F. 


Pvt. 


Pvt. 




Co. A 


Co. A 


iDuval, Chas. E. 


M.E.S.G. 
Rg. Hqs. 




Dwojakoski, Jos. 


Pvt. 


Pvt. 




Co. C 


Co. C 


Dwyer, Ira. 


Pvt. 


Pvt. 




Co. B 


Co. B 


2Dyer, Zeb A. 


Corp. 
Co. D 




Dyson, George E. 


Pvt. 


Corp. 




Co. A 


Co. A 


Eakin, Lawrence C. 


Corp. 


Corp. 




Co. C 


Co. C 


Eaton, Harold I. 


Pvt. 


Pvt. 




Co. A 


Co. A 


Ebaugh, Lee A. 


Pvt. 


Corp. 




Co. C 


Co. C 


Ebeling, Fred, Jr. 


Mess Sgt. 


Mess Sgt, 




Co. A 


Co. A 


Ebling, Jacob N. 


Pvt. 


Pvt. 




Spec. Det 


. Co. A 



Address. 

21 N. Schenley St., Youngs- 
town, Ohio. 
Box 610, Great Falls, Mont. 

(Unknown.) 

243 Allen Ave., Donora, Pa. 

Box 801, Taft, Calif. 

Gladstone, Minn. 

322 W. 57th St., New York, 

N. Y. 
Driving Park Hotel, Windsor, 

Ont., Canada. 
Driving Park Hotel, Windsor, 

Ont., Canada. 
49 Alma St., San Francisco, 

CaUf. 
903 S. Detroit Ave., Tulsa, 

Okla. 
903 S. Detroit Ave., Tulsa, 

Okla. 
238 Getty Ave., Paterson, 

N.J. 
835 N. 17th St., Phila- 
delphia, Pa. 
205 Woodward Ave., Jersey 

City, N. J. 
Blackwell, Okla. 

c/o Mrs. A. Brown, 4 Bulfinch 
St., Boston, Mass. 

c/o Mrs. M. Stemczynski, 
1016 Kirby Ave., E. De- 
troit, Mich. 

c/o Mrs. C. S. Barklow, 
Marshfield, Ore. 

c/o G. P. O., New Plymouth, 
Taranaki, New Zealand. 

233 McCook Ave., Dennison, 
Ohio. 

68 Falls Ave., Youngstown, 
Ohio. 

c/o Miss M. Rose, 326 Calu- 
met Ave., Detroit, Mich. 

Eastland, Tex. 

320 Main St., Houston, Tex. 

789 West End Ave., N. Y. 

City, N. Y. 



210 



HISTORY OF THE 26TH ENGINEERS. 



Name. 



Grade and Company 

or Detachment on 
Leaving Feb. 1, '19. 
U. S. 



Addre.ss. 



'Ebling, Ray T. 
lEckols, Ruby K. 

Edwards, Harry R. 
^Egan, Emmett J. 

Egan, James J. 



Pvt. 1 CI. 

Rg. Hqs. 

Pvt. 

Co. B 

Pvt. 1 CI. Corp. 

Co. D Co. D 

Pvt. 

Co. F 

Pvt. 

Co. B 
lEisenhart, Patrick M. Pvt. 1 CI. 

Co. C 
Eksten, Oscar C. Pvt. 

Co. D 
Elford, John P. Pvt. 

Co. C 
lEllingsworth, Lyell V. Pvt. 

Co. C 



lElliott, George 
Elliott, George A. 
Elliott, Stephen F. 
Ellis, Ernest O. 
Ellis, S. Frank 



Pvt. 
Co. B 
Corp. 
Co. F 
Pvt. 
Co. B 
Pvt. 
Co. F 
Pvt. 



(Unknown.) 
(Unknown.) 
St. Paul, Ind. 



509 Douglas St., Jackson, 
Mich. 
Pvt. 1 CI. 435 W. 4th St., Erie, Pa. 
Co. B 

880 Bush St., San Francisco, 
Calif. 
Pvt. 1 CI. 2205 Reed St., Flint, Mich. 
Co. D 

3703 5th Ave., Pittsburg, 

Pa. 
830 I'eth St., Moline, 111. 



(Unknown.) 
Hillside Ave., Westfield, N. J. 



Sgt. 
Co. C 



c/o Mrs. C. Hughes, Etowah, 

Ark. 
714 e'. 11th St., Coffej-ville, 

Kan. 
198 N. Martin St., Dayton, 

Tenn. 
(Unknown.) 



Corp. 

Co. F 

Sgt. 

Co. B 

Pvt. 

Co. F 

Pvt. 
Rg. Hqs. Co. C 
^Ellsworth, Samuel M. Sgt. 

Co. B 

Emmott, John I. Pvt. 1 CI. Pvt. 1 CI. 18 E. 88th St., N. Y. City, 

Co. F Co. F N. Y. 

Corp. Glenshaw, Pa. 

Co. B 

Pvt. 328 Vermont Ave., Detroit, 

Co. E Mich. 

Pvt. 1 CI. 282 S. Ithan St., Philadelphia, 

Co. F Pa. 

Pvt. 1 CI. 815 High St., Burlington, la. 

Co. E 

Pvt. 

Co. C 



Engelhardt, Walter F. Pvt 

Co. B 
English, George Pvt. 

Co. E 
English, Paul L. Pvt. 

Co. F 
Erdmann, Herbert K. Pvt. 

Co. E 
Ernest, Otto J. 



2Esrey, Harold H. 
Everett, Howard P. 
Ewell, James R. 
Eynon, Lloyd P. 
Eyster, Earle H. 



Pvt. 
Co. C 
Pvt. 1 CI. 
Co. D 
Pvt. 
Co. B 
Pvt. 
Co. F 
Pvt. 
Co. B 
Pvt. 
Co. D 



713 Park St., Pt. Huron, Mich. 
Box 183, Oil Fields, Calif. 



Pvt. 62 Hudson Ave., Pontiac, 

Co. B Mich. 

Pvt. 432 San Francisco St., Santa 

Co. F Fe, N. Mex. 

Sgt. 5621 Tremont St., Dallas, 

Co. B Tex. 

Pvt. 1 CI. 322 S. Flower St., Los An- 

Co. D geles, Calif. 



Fabian, Harold L. 



Sgt. 
Co. D 



Sgt. 
Co. D 



37 Thacher St., Mattapan, 
Mass. 



REGIMENTAL ROSTER. 



211 





Grade and Company 




Name. 


or Detachment on 


Address. 




Leaving 
U. S. 


Feb. 1, '19. 




Fabris, Victor 


Pvt. 


Pvt. 


531 W. 179th St., N. Y. City, 




Co. D 


Co. D 


N.Y. 


Fadler, Rufus E. 


Sgt. 


1st Sgt. 


1410 E. 17th St., Los Angeles, 




Co. D 


Co. D 


Calif. 


Fahey, Jos. H. 


Pvt. 


Pvt. 1 CI. 


Springdale, Conn. 




Spec. Det, 


, Co. B 




Fairchild, Roy W. 


Pvt. 


Pvt. 


Saginaw, Mich. 




Spec. Det, 


, Co. B. 




Fanning, James 


Pvt. 


Sgt. 1 CI. 


205 E. 21st St., N. Y. City, 




Co. B 


Co. B 


N. Y. 


'Farmer, Albert 


Pvt. 1 CI. 




Lindenhill Station, Minne- 




Co. C 




apolis, Minn. 


Farmer, Frank M. 


Pvt. 


Pvt. 


c/o Mrs. M. Hefferman, 205 




Co. D 


Co. D 


2d St., Jersey City, N. J. 


Farnsworth, Wm. J. 


Pvt. 


Bugler 


114 Oliver PI., Tolsdo, Ohio. 




Co. E 


Co. E 




Farrell, Thos. E. 


Pvt. 


Pvt. 


45 N. Pearl St., Youngstown, 




Spec. Det, 


, Co. A 


Ohio. 


Fatkin, James B. 


Pvt. 


Pvt. 


5544 Glenwood St., Pittsburg, 




Co. D 


Co. D 


Pa. 


Feather, Norman 


Pvt. 


Pvt. 1 CI. 


c/o Mrs. M. A. Bean, 3437 




.Co. B 


Co. B 


Tampa St., Philadelphia, 
Pa. 
2406 X. 3d St., Philadelphia, 


Fehn, John E. 


Pvt. 


Pvt. 




Co. F 


Co. F 


Pa. 


Fellows, Lloyd F. 


Pvt. 


Pvt. 1 CI. 


Gillets Lake, Jackson, Mich. 




Co. E 


Co. E 




Ferguson, Ray A. 


1st Sgt. 


M.E.S.G. 


c/o Southern Calif. Edison 




Co. F 


2d Bn: 
Hqs. 


Co., Big Creek, Calif. 


Ferri, Vittorio 


Pvt. 


Pvt. 


c/o Michele Farina, 28 Jeffer- 




Co. C 


Co. C 


son St., Schenectady, N. Y. 


Ferrin, Clifford R. 


Pvt. 


Pvt. 


604 N. Mo. Ave., Roswell, 




Co. B 


Co. B 


N. Mex. 


Ficht, John F. 


Corp. 


Sgt. 


1224 Townsend Ave., De- 




Co. C 


Co. C 


troit, Mich. 


Fickes, Ralph C. 


Pvt. 


Pvt. 


c/o Mrs. M. E. Hench, Marl- 




Co. B 


Co. B 


ington, W. Va. 


'Finger, Matt 


Sgt. 




905 Shipley St., Wilmington, 




Co. C 




Del. 


Fink, Landon J. 


Pvt. 


Pvt. 1 CI. 


223 N. West St., York, Pa. 




Co. A 


Co. A 




Finley, Max H. 


Sgt. 


M.E.S.G. 


Chicago Beach Hotel, Chi- 




Co. C 


1st Bn. 
Hqs. 


cago, 111. 


Finnell, Walter T. 


Pvt. 1 CI. 


Pvt. 


R.F.D. 4, Cleveland, Tenn. 




Co. D 


Co. D 




^Firetto, Jos. 


Pvt. 1 CI. 
Co. A 




621 3d Ave., Elizabeth, N. J. 


Fish, James E. 


Pvt. 


Pvt. 


2747 Bond Ave., East St. 




Co. F 


Co. F 


Louis, 111. 


Fisher, Andrew J. 


Pvt. 1 CI. 


Pvt. 1 CI. 


601 E. Grand Blvd., Detroit, 




Co. C 


Co. C 


Mich. 


Fitch, Harold 


Pvt. 


Pvt. 


Lyons, Mich. 




Co. D 


Co. D 





212 



HISTORY OF THE 26TH ENGINEERS. 





Grade and Company 


Name. 


or Detachment on 




Leaving 
U. S. 


Feb. 1, '19. 


Fitzgerald, Clarence J. 


Pvt. 


Pvt. 




Co. D 


Co. D 


Fitzgerald, Hubert J. 


Pvt. 


Pvt. 1 CI. 




Co. E 


Co. E 


Fitzmaurice, Thomas 


Pvt. 1 CI. 


Pvt. 1 CI. 


E. 


Co. C 


Co. C 


iFlake, Edwin L. 


Pvt. 1 CI. 
Co. B 




Flammer, Harry A. 


Pvt. 


Pvt. 




Co. D 


Co. D 


Flanagan, Wm. R. 


Pvt. 


Pvt. 




Spec. Det. 


Co. A 


Fleming, Arlington R. 


Pvt. 


Pvt. 




Co. F 


Co. F 


Flester, Elery W. 


Pvt. 


Corp. 




Med. C 


Med. C 


Fling, Elijah T. 


Pvt. 


Pvt. 




Co. D 


Co. D 


Florence, Charles H. 


Pvt. 


Pvt. 




Co. A 


Co. A 


Ford, James 


Pvt. 


Pvt. 




Co. B 


Co. B 


Foster, Frank S. 


Pvt. 1 CI. 


Pvt. 1 CI. 




Co. C 


Co. C 


Foster, Joseph A. 


Pvt. 1 CI. 


Corp. 




Co. B 


Co. B 


'Foster, Wm. F. 


Pvt. 
Spec. Det. 




^Foulke, Julius W. 


Pvt. 
Co. D 




^Fountain, Oswald E. 


■ Pvt. 1 CI. 
Med. C. 




Fourcade, Elmer N. 


Sgt. 


Sgt. 




Co. B 


Co. B 


Fonts, Homer 


Pvt. 


Pvt. 




Co. A 


Co. A 


Fowler, Walter R. 


Pvt. 1 CI. 


Pvt. 1 CI. 




Co. F 


Co. F 


Fowler, Wayne A. 


Pvt. 


Pvt. 




Spec. Det 


. Co. B 


Fox, Charles F. 


Sgt. 1 CI. 


Sgt. 1 CI. 




Co. E 


Co. E 


Fox, Clyde P. 


Pvt. 


Pvt. 1 CI. 




Co. F 


Co. F 


Fox, George L. 


Pvt. 


Pvt. 




Co. D 


Co. D 


Fox, Harry S. 


Pvt. 


Pvt. 1 CI. 




Co. F 


Co. F 


Fox, James W. 


Pvt. 


Pvt. 




Spec. Det 


. Co. B 


Fox, Merle A. 


Pvt. 1 CI. 


Pvt. 1 CI. 




Co. C 


Co. C 



-Address. 

2839 Portland Ave., Minne- 
apolis, Minn. 

c/o Mrs. A. B. DowTie, 406 
Dewey St., Mont Oliver, 
Pittsburg, Pa. 

347 Hampton PI., Canton, 
Ohio. 

Shaw, Miss. 

27 Kossuth St., Newark, N. J. 

834 Flatbush Ave., Brooklyn, 
N. Y. 

1153 LaFayette St., Detroit, 
Mich. 

1202 D St., N.E., Washing- 
ton, D. C. 

Clarkes Gap, Loudoun Co., 
Va. 

1126 Elm St., Albion, Mich. 

1506 Florencedale Ave., 

Youngstown, Ohio, 
c/o Mrs. M. E. Kent, 1896 

Camden Ave., Memphis, 

Tenn. 
Cumberland Hill, R. I. 

Willowbar, Olda. 

R.F.D. 31, Troy, Pa. 

c/o Mrs. O. E. Fountain, 

Ijncoln, Neb. 
1274 Ogden Ave., Denver, 

Colo. 
Ft. Meyers, Fla. 

Bath, Mich. 

3215 E. Douglas St., Wichita, 

Kan. 
2524 K St., Bakersfield, Calif. 

134 Rider Ave., Syracuse, 

N. Y. 
R.F.D. 1, Wesley, la. 

328 Garfield Ave., Palmvra, 

N. J. 
Belle Meade, Va. 

Sullivan Hotel, CoaUnga, 
Calif. 



REGIMENTAL ROSTER. 



213 





Grade and Compaay 


Name. 


or Detachment on 




Lea\dng 


Feb. 1, '19. 




U. S. 




Fraki, Richard F. 


Pvt: 


Pvt. 




Co. F 


Co. F 


Francis, Alfred G. 


Sgt. 


Sgt. 1 CI. 




Co. D 


Co. D 


Franson, Ernest C. 


Pvt. 


Pvt. 1 CI. 




Co. E 


Co. E 


Franzini, Fernando 


Pvt. 1 CI. 


Pvt. 1 CI 




Co. E 


Co. E 


Fraser, Roderick J. 


Corp. 


Sgt. 




Co. C 


Co. C 


Frederickson, Robt. L 


. Pvt. 


Pvt. 




Co. B 


Co. B 


Freedline, Amer L. 


Pvt. 


Pvt. 




Co. A 


Co. A 


^Freedman, Aaron E. 


Pvt. 
Co. A 




Frese, Henry 


Pvt. 


Pvt. 




Co. D 


Rg. Hqs. 


Freyer, Herman C. 


Pvt. 


Pvt. 




Co. B 


Co. B 


Fritze, Herbert W. E. 


Pvt. 1 CI. 


Corp. 




Co. F 


Co. F 


Fulenwider, Robt. L. 


Pvt. 


Pvt. 




Co. B 


Co. C 


Fulfer, Russel F. 


Pvt. 


Pvt. 




Co. F 


Co. F 


Fviller, Irving H. 


Pvt. 


Pvt. 




Co. E 


Co. E 


Fulton, David M. 


Sgt. 1 CI. 


Sgt. 1 CI. 




Co. F 


Co. F 


Fulton, Everett J. 


Pvt. 


Sgt. 




Co. B 


Co. B 


Furhberg, Edward L. 


Corp. 


Sgt. 




Co. D 


Co. D 


Fuzzelle, Klyce 


Pvt. 1 CI. 


Corp. 




Co. E 


Co. E 



Gallagher, James J. 
Gamboni, Wm. R. 

2Gant, Joseph T. 
^Garhartt, Harold B. 
Garner, Elmer E. 
Garriott, Crowell J. 
^Garrison, Ray M. 
^Garrity, Hugh 



Pvt. Pvt. 

Spec. Det. Co. B 
Pvt. Pvt. 1 CI. 

Med. C. Med. C. 

Pvt. 

Co. B 

Pvt. 

Co. D 

Pvt. Corp. 

Co. E Co. E 

Corp. Corp. 

Co. E Co. E 

Pvt. 

Co. C 

Pvt. 1 CI. 

Co. E 



Address. 



R.F.D. 1, OttertaU, Minn. 

14 Victoria Rd., Alton, Hamp- 
shire, England. 
37 Upton St., Boston, Mass. 

Gualdo Tadino, Perugia, 
Italv. 

P.O. Box 88, Valley Field, 
Que., Canada. 

603 St. George St., Greens- 
burg, Pa. 

443 Elizabeth Ave., Detroit, 
Mich. 

304 Fi-ederick Ave., Detroit, 
Mich. 

1180 Sergeant St., Balti- 
more, Md. 

Vermont Ave. and Broad- 
way, Glassport, Pa. 

2269 W. 14th St., Los An- 
geles, Calif. 

c/o Mrs. A. Johnson, 5005 
Maple St., Houston, Tex. 

Palmer, 111. 

Barnstable, Mass. 

Cor. Duquesne and 5th, Traf- 

ford, Pa. 
Box 839, Clarkdale, Ariz. 

c/o Miss D. Ludwig, 855 
Cornelia Ave., Chicago, III. 

121 E. Mulberrv, Sherman, 
Tex. 

1309 Penn Ave., Pittsburg, 

Pa. 
c/o Mrs. E. Bordimer, 712 

San Joaquin St., Stockton, 

Calif. 
Lakehurst, N. J. 

3553 N. Lawn Blvd., De- 
troit, Mich. 

1842 LaFayette St., Denver, 
Colo. 

Box 145, Reward, Calif. 

Wenatchee, Wash. 

c/o Mrs. J. Acevedo, 3227 
Malabar St., Los Angeles, 
Calif. 



214 



HISTORY OF THE 26TH ENGINEERS. 





Grade and Company 


Name, 


or Detachment on 




Lea\'ing 


Feb. 1, '19. 




U. S. 




Garruder, Wm. A 


Pvt. 


Pvt. 




Co. F 


Co. F 


Gassaway, Major W. 


Pvt. 


Pvt. 




Spec. Det 


. Co. B 


Gaston, Jefferson C. 


Pvt. 


Wag. 




Co. A 


Co. A 


Geier, Frank J. 


Pvt. 


Pvt. 1 CI, 




Co. B 


Co. B 


Geiger, Charles W. 


Pvt. 1 CI. 


Sgt. 




Co. D 


Co. D 


George, Gaetano 


Pvt. 


Pvt. 




Co. D 


Co. D 


^George, James H. 


Pvt. 
Co. C 




Gerlach, Benj. G. 


Pvt. 


Pvt. 




Co. B 


Co. B 


Getchell, Walter C. 


Corp. 


Sgt. 1 CI. 




Co. F 


Co. F 


Gettleman, George J. 


Pvt. 


Pvt. 1 CI. 




Co. C 


Co.C 


Ghio, Cleve C. 


Stb. Sgt. 


Stb. Sgt. 




Co. F 


Co. F 


Gibbons, Thomas F. 


Pvt. 


Pvt. 




Co. E 


Co. E 


Gibbs, John L. 


Pvt. 


Pvt. 




Co.C 


Co. C 


Giberius, Johannes 


Pvt. 


Pvt. 




Co. A 


Co. A 


Giberson, Ralph C. 


Pvt. 


Pvt. 




Co. E 


Co. E 


Gibson, Clenal G. 


Pvt. 1 CI. 


Pvt. 1 CI. 




Co.C 


Co.C 


Gibson, Henry H. 


Pvt. 


Pvt. 




Co. E 


Co. E 


Gibson, James T. 


Cook 


Cook 




Co. A 


Co. A 


'Gibson, Ronald G. 


Sgt.-Maj. 
Rg. Hqs. 




Gieschen, John H. 


Pvt. 


Pvt. 1 CI. 




Spec. Det 


. Co. B 


Giesey, Russell, S. 


Pvt. 


Pvt. 




Co. E 


Co. E 


Gilardoni, Thomas 


Pvt. 


Pvt. 




Co. D 


Co. D 


Gilbert, x\rthur 


Pvt. 


Pvt. 1 CI. 




Co. D 


Co. D 


Gilbertson, Morrice L. 


Pvt. 


Pvt. 1 CI. 




Co. D 


Co. D 


Gilchrist, Francis G. 


Pvt. 


Pvt. 1 CI. 




Co.C 


Co.C 


Gilchrist, John C. 


Corp. 


Sgt. 1 CI. 




Co.C 


Co.C 



Address. 

Mrs. A. Benber, 66 Cumber- 
land St., Rochester, N. Y. 

101.5 E. 17th St., Sedalia, 
Mo. 

Box 263, Nacogdoches, Tex, 

447 W. 80th St., Los Angeles, 

Calif. 
Kildare, Okla. 

c/o Mrs. C. Gessomine, Pama 
Roma Galina, Ficastro, 
Italy. 

c/o Sidney Smith, Watson- 
ville, Calif. 

Carlsbad, N. Mex. 

304 S. Main St., Mt. Pleas- 
ant, Mich. 

57 Spruce St., Wyandotte, 
Mich. 

Arthur City, Tex. 

919 Walnut St., Richmond 
Hill, N. Y. Citv, N. Y. 

3622 Richmond St., Phila- 
delphia, Pa. 

c/o V. B. Gresham, 1415 
Carter Bldg., Houston, Tex. 

c/o Mrs. D. D. McDougal, 
Box 54, Lindenwold, N. J. 

421 Ferdinand Ave., Detroit, 
Mich. 

Monongahela, Pa. 

21st and Market Sts., Gal- 
veston, Tex. 
(Unknown.) 

1205 E. 96th St., Brooklyn, 

N. Y. 
751 Clark Ave., Detroit, Mich. 

c/o Mrs. M. Gilardoni, Mari- 
tato Dendrio Dianchi 
Abbadia, Province di 
Corno, Italv. 

845 N. 15th' St., Philadel- 
phia, Pa. 

Springgreen, Wis. 

240 Webster St., San Francis- 
co, Calif. 

1413 Eoff St., Wheeling, W. 
Va. 



REGIMENTAL ROSTER. 



215 



Name. 

Gilida, Michael W. 
Gill, Charles J. 
Gillespie, Frank R. 
'Gilman, Joseph, Jr. 
Gillett, Raymond J. 
Gingrich, James 

Gokmant, Charles 

Gomont, Frank T. 
Good, Alvah C. 
Goodall, Lloyd 
^Goodison, Orville N. 
Goodman, Grover T. 
Goodrich, Clarence E. 
Goodson, Ellison M. 

'Gordon, Arthur C. 
Gordon, Saul S. 
Gossom, Hume S. 
Gouger, Clarence A. 
Gould, Ellis H. 
Grant, Ernest A. 
'Grant, John A. 
Grant, Rocco J. 
Grantham, Wm. L. 
Graves, Elmer V. 
Graves, John F. 
Gray, Hugh J. 



Grade and Company 

or Detachment on 
Leaving Feb. 1, '19. 
U. S. 



Pvt. 
Co. B 
Pvt. 
Co. B 
Pvt. 
Co. C 
Corp. 
Co. C 
Corp. 
Co. B 
Sgt. 
Co. E 

Pvt. 1 CI. 
Co. C 

Pvt. 
Co. A 
Pvt. 
Co. F 
Pvt. 
Co. E 
Pvt. 
Co. B 
Pvt. 

Spec. Det. 
Pvt. 
Co. A 
Pvt. 1 CI. 
Co. E 

Pvt. 
Co. C 
Pvt. 
Co. F 
Pvt. 
Co. D 
Pvt. 
Co. E 
Pvt. 
Co. F 
Pvt. 1 CI. 
Co. C 
Pvt. 
Co. E 
Pvt. 
Co. B 
Sgt. 
Co. E 
Pvt. 
Co. D 
Pvt. 

Spec. Det. 
Pvt. 
Spec. Det. 



Pvt. 
Co. B 
Pvt. 
Co. B 
Pvt. 
Co. C 



Pvt. 1 CI. 
Co. B 
M.E.J.G. 
2dBn. 
Hqs. 
Pvt. 1 CI. 
Co. C 

Pvt. 
Co. A 
Corp. 
Co. F 
Pvt. 
Co. E 



Pvt. 
Co. B 
Pvt. 1 CI. 
Co. A 
Pvt. 1 CI. 
Co. E 



Pvt. 
Co. F 
Pvt. 1 CI. 
Co. D 
Pvt. 
Co. E 
Pvt. 
Co. F 
Pvt. 
Co. C 



Pvt. 
Co. B 
Pvt. 1 CI. 
Co. E 
Pvt. 
Co. D 
Pvt. 1 CI. 
Co. A 
Pvt. 
Co. B 



Address. 

65 Montgomery Ave., Youngs- 
town, Ohio. 

6.37 Billings Ave., Paulsboro, 
X. J. 

c/o Eliz. Gilchrist, Batson, 
Tex. 

6027 AdeUne St., Oakdale, 
Calif. 

.\rlee, Mont. 

San Gabriel, Calif. 



c/o Miss B. Ambras, 194 
Mavberry Grand, Detroit, 
Mich. 

295 Military Ave., Detroit, 
Mich. 

412 S. Primrose St., Monro- 
via, Calif. 

310 Webb St., Jackson, Mich. 

(Unknown.) 

Box 63, Route 6, Oklahoma 

City, Okla. 
Hemet, Calif. 

c/o Jas. A. Cashion, 620 Se- 
curity Bldg., Los Angeles, 
Calif. 

Box 225, Taft, Calif. 

79 Milk St., Boston, Mass. 

22 Harlow St., Worcester, 

Mass. 
Forrest Park, X. Y. 

River St., Owego, X. Y. 

Bakersfield, Calif. 

526 Center St., Evanston, 

Wvo. 
187 X. Washington St., 

Wilkesbarre, Pa. 
1238 Gowers St., Hollywood, 

Calif. 
Elida, X. Mex. 

46 Arlington St., Lowell, 

Mass. 
153 Hobart St., Meriden, 

Conn. 



216 



HISTORY OF THE 26TH ENGINEERS. 





Grade and Company 




Name. 


or Detachment on 


Address. 




Leaving 
U. S. 


Feb. 1, '19. 




Green, Gust W. 


Pvt. 


Pvt. 1 CI. 


c/o Mrs. M. Clark, Ely, Nev. 




Co. B 


Co. B 




Green, Lawrence J. 


Pvt. 


Pvt. 


808 High St., Sharpsburg, 




Spec. Det, 


, Co. A 


Pa. 


^Greene, Arthur C. 


Mess Sgt. 
Co. D 




R.F.D. 8, Wooster, Ohio. 


Greene, Frank C. 


Pvt. 


Pvt. 


Center Sandwich, N. H. 




Spec. Det, 


, Co. B 




Greene, Harold D. 


Pvt. 


Pvt. 


3057 Zephyr Ave., Pittsburg, 




Co. A 


Co. A 


Pa. 


Greenlee, Conrad H. 


Pvt. 


Pvt. 1 CI. 


Fulton, Del. 




Co. B 


Co. B 




iGreer, Frank E. 


Pvt. 




828 W. Walnut St., Kala- 




Co. A 




mazoo, Mich. 


Gresham, Vernon B. 


Sgt. 


Sgt. 


1415 Carter Bldg., Houston, 




Co. A 


Co. A 


Tex. 


iGrets, George J. 


Wag. 
Rg. Hqs. 




(Unknown.) 


Grider, Oscar L. 


Pvt. 


Pvt. 


Osco, Ivy. 




Co. A 


Co. A 




Griggs, Harrison Q. 


Corp. 


Sgt. 


c/o Miss M. A. Dudney, 




Co. D 


t^o. D 


Maricopa, Calif. 


iGriffin, Thomas F. 


Cook 




760 Jersey Ave., Jersey City, 




Co. C 




N.J. 


Griffith, Homer B. 


Cook 


Pvt. 


c/o Mrs. E. Delph, Sulphur 




Co. E 


Co. E 


Springs, Mo. 


Griffith, Ivor L. 


Pvt. 


Pvt. 1 CI. 


Clifton Ave., Redford, Wayne 




Co. F 


Co. F 


Co., Mich. 


Groschup, Rudolph A. 


Pvt. 


Pvt. 


2417 S. nth St., Philadelphia, 




Co. B 


Co. B 


Pa. 


Grove, Lynee W. 


Sup. Sgt. 


Sup. Sgt. 


62 N. Burgess Ave., Co- 




Co. C 


Co. C 


lumbus, Ohio. 


Gruher, Joseph 


Pvt. 


Pvt. 


86 Columbia St., N. Y. Citv, 




Co. F 


Co. F 


N. Y. 


Grupp, Fred 


Pvt. 


Pvt. 


29 Ridge St., Binghamton, 




Co. E 


2d Bn. Hqs. N. Y. 


Guinn, W. P. 


Pvt. 1 CI. 


Pvt. 1 CI. 


Hearne, Tex. 




Co. A 


Co. A 




Guminski, Chas. L. 


Pvt. 


Pvt. 


2238 N. 5th St., Philadelphia, 




Co. B 


Co. C 


Pa. 


Gunn, Benj. H. 


Pvt. 


Pvt. 1 CI. 


Monclova, Ohio. 




Co. E 


Co. E 




Gurchik, Stephen J. 


Pvt. 


Pvt. 


6315 Gloss Ave., Cleveland, 




Co. B 


Co. B 


Ohio. 


Gwyn, Judge J. 


Pvt. 1 CI. 


Corp. 


529 Newell St., Flint, Mich. 




Co. D 


Co. D 




^Hacker, Henry A. 


Pvt. 


Pvt. 


(Unknow^l.) 




Co. B 


Co. B 




Hagman, Henry W. 


Pvt. 1 CI. 


Sad. 


Route 1, Box 42, Argusville, 




Co. C 


Co. C 


N. Dak. 


Hails, Alan W. 


Pvt. 1 CI. 


Corp. 


c/o Mrs. M. T. Marble, R.D. 




Co. D 


Co. D 


1, Santa Barbara, Calif. 


Haines, Arthur 


Pvt. 


Pvt. 1 CI. 


1515 E. 7th St., Los Angeles, 




Co. D 


Co. D 


Calif. 



REGIMENTAL ROSTER. 



217 



Name. 

Haley, Joseph J. 
Haley, LawTence L. 
Hall, Dave R. 
Hall, Joseph W. 

^Hall, Louis C, Jr. 
Halliday, Walter 
Hallquist, Clarence A. 
iHamiU, Ellis M. 
HamiU, Raymond L. 
Hamilton, Claude P. 
Hamilton, James C. 
Hamm, John 
Hammerle, Charles M. 
Hammon, Edwin J. 
Hammond, James R. 
Hammond, Samuel J. 
Hamp, Thomas W. 
Handlin, James S. 
'Hanes, Fred M. 
Haney, James J. 
Hanford, Jean L. 
Hanley, James F. 
Hannon, Leslie H. 
Hansen, Thornald 

Hanson, Hans O. 
Hanson, Leon ^L B. 



Grade and Company 
or Detachment on 
Leaving Feb. 1, '19. 
U. S. 

Pvt. 1 CI. Pvt. 1 CI. 



Co. C 
Pvt. 
Co. A 
Pvt. 
Co. D 
Pvt. 
Co. D 

Sgt. 
Co. A 
Corp. 
Co. C 
Pvt. 
Co. E 
Pvt. 
Co. B 
Pvt. 
Co. F 
Sgt. 1 CI. 
Co. D 
Corp. 
Co. E 
Pvt. 1 CI. 
Co. C 
Pvt. 

Spec. Det. 
Pvt. 
Co. F 
Pvt. 
Co. B 
Pvt. 
Co. A 
Pvt. 1 CI. 
Co. E 
Pvt. 
Co. E 
Pvt. 
Co. A 
Pvt. 1 CI. 
Co. C 
Pvt. 
Co. A 
Sgt. 
Co. E 
Pvt. 
Co. F 
Pvt. 
Spec. Det. 



Co. C 
Pvt. 1 CI. 
Co. A 
Pvt. 
Co. D 
Pvt. 
Rg. Hqs. 



Corp. 
Co. C 
Pvt. 
Co. E 



Pvt. 
Co. F 
M.E.S.G. 
Rg. Hqs. 
Sgt. 
Co. E 
Corp. 
Co. C 
Pvt. 
Co. A 
Pvt. 1 CI. 
Co. F 
Corp. 
Co. B 
Pvt. 
Co. A 
Pvt. 1 CI. 
Co. E 
Pvt. 
Co. E 



Pvt. 1 CI. 
Co. C 
Pvt. 
Co. A 
Sgt. 
Co. E 
Pvt. 
Co. F 
Pvt. 
Co. A 



Pvt. 1 CI. Pvt. 1 CI. 

Co. E Co. E 

Pvt. Pvt. 1 CI. 

Co. B Co. B 



Address. 

2422 E. Huntington St., 
Philadelphia, Pa. 

716 San Pedro Ave., San An- 
tonio, Tex. 

1162 R St., Fresno, Calif. 

c/o Mrs. E. Walsh, 1803 
Howard Ave., Seattle, 
Wash. 

c/o L. C. Hall, 304 Michigan 
Ave, OwoiBso, Mich. 

2530 X. Water St., Philadel- 
phia, Pa. 

709 4th St.. S.E., Minne- 
apolis, Minn. 

(Unknown.) 

Box 285, Grass Lake, Jack- 
son Co., Mich. 

44 Robinson St., Schenec- 
tadv, X. Y. 

c/o Mrs. M. Payton, Belle 
Plain, la. 

830 Pitcher St., Joplin, Mo. 

13281 Detroit Ave., Toledo, 

Ohio. 
Box 369, Santa Paula, Calif. 

511 X. Tennessee St., Mc- 

Kinney, Tex. 
62 Gerald Ave., Detroit, 

Mich. 
Filer, Idaho. 

Tipton, Okla. 

1005 WilUams St., Lansing, 
Mich. 

2168 E. Lehigh Ave., Phila- 
delphia, Pa. 

Bridgeport, Wash. 

1119 York Ave., Pawtueket, 

R.L 
Plain View, Tex. 

c/o Mrs. C. Junker, 2468 
X. Albany Ave., Chicago, 
111. 

thief River Falls, Minn. 

c/o Mrs. S. Hanson, Kvinen, 
Sansjoen, Helgeland, Xor- 
wav. 



218 



HISTORY OF THE 26TH ENGINEERS. 



Name. 

Hanson, Leroy R. 
Hapgood, Frederick 

Hapke, Fred L. 
Hargraves, George 

Harper, James C. 

Harper, Russel W. 

Harrington, Edwin H. 

^Harris, Geo. O. 

Harris, Raymond W. 

Harrison, Claire W. 
^Harrison, Roscoe 

Hart, Allston F. 

Hart, Roy L. 
^Harves, Geo. J. 
'Harwell, Edward A. 
'Hasley, Wm. J. 

Hassel, Charles T. 

Hasson, Bernard, 

Hatcher, Charles E. 
Hawkins, Frank G. 
Hawley, Edgar E. 
Hayes, James M. 
Hayes, John A. 
'Hayes, Robt. J. 
Haynes, James W. 
Haywood, Earl G. 



Grade and Company 


or Detachment on 


Leaving 


Feb. 1, '19. 


U.S. 




Pvt. 


Pvt. 1 CI. 


Spec. Det 


. Co. B 


Corp. 


M.E.S.G. 


Co. A 


2dBn. 




Hqs. 


Pvt. 


Corp. 


Med. C. 


Med. C. 


Pvt. 


Sup. Sgt. 


Co. E 


Co. E 


Pvt. 


Pvt. 1 CI. 


Co. C 


Co. C 


Pvt. 1 CI. 


Pvt. 1 CI. 


Co. C 


Co. C 


Pvt. 


Pvt. 


Co. D 


Co. D 


Sup. Sgt. 




Rg. Hqs. 




Pvt. 


Pvt. 1 CI. 


Co. E 


Co. E 


Corp. 


Corp. 


Co. B 


Co. B 


Pvt. 




Co. C 




Sgt. 


Sgt. 


Co. E 


Co. E 


Pvt. 


Sgt. 1 CI. 


Co. B 


Co. B 


Pvt. 




Co. A 




Pvt. 




Med. C. 




Pvt. 1 CI. 




Co. A 




Pvt. 


Pvt. 1 CI. 


Co. B 


Co. B 


Pvt. 


Pvt. 


Co. C 


Co. C 


Pvt. 


Pvt. 1 CI. 


Co. F 


Co. F 


Pvt. 


Pvt. 


Co. D 


Co. D 


Corp. 


Corp. 


Co. D 


Co. D 


Sgt. 


Sgt. 


Co. E 


Co. E 


Pvt. 


Pvt. 1 CI. 


Co. E 


Co. E 


Pvt. 




Co. B 




Pvt. 


Pvt. 


Co. C 


Co. C 


Pvt. 1 CI. 


Pvt. 1 CI. 


Co. D 


Co. D 



Address. 

Box 106, Route 5, Phoenix, 

Ariz. 
38 Hilldale Ave., Jamaica, 

Long Island, N. Y. 

926 Orange St., Wahoo, Neb. 

c/o Mrs. M. Krefer, 851 

Pennsylvania Ave., E. 

Liverpool, Ohio. 
1135 Delphi St., Los Angeles, 

Calif, 
c/o Betty Austin, 3838 Grove 

St., Oakland, Calif. 
54 S. Third St., Minneapolis, 

Minn. 
88 11th St., Portland, Ore. 

1244 E. Main St., Jackson, 

Mich. 
2018 Maple Ave., Tampa, 

Fla. 
1324 Kentucky Ave., Joplin, 

Mo. 
14 Felton St., Cliftondale, 

Mass. 
744 16th St., Detroit, Mich. 

(Unknown.) 

R.F.D. 3, Jackson, Mich. 

9617 Hilgert Drive, Cleve- 
land, Ohio. 

462 McConnell St., Grove 
City, Pa. 

c/o Rosan Hasson, Lowero- 
bille. County Derry, Ire- 
land. 

10181 W. 2d St., Spokane, 
Wash. 

409 Rowell St., Defiance, 
Ohio. 

Manville, Wyo. 

117 Washington St., New 
Bedford, Mass. 

3853 Mallon St., Philadel- 
phia, Pa. 

c/o Mrs. M. Hayes, 717 49th 
St., Brooklyn, N. Y. 

4417 Sunnyside Ave., Seattle, 
Wash. 

Box 585, Sheridan, Wyo. 



REGIMENTAL ROSTER. 



219 



Name. 
Heath, Harry 

Hebert, Raymond A. 
Heda, Anton 
Hegarty, Richard J. 

Hedges, Edgar J. 

Hedges, Horace J. 

Heglund, Paul F. 

Heinlein, Arnold E. 

Heisler, Harold F. 

Heist and, Archie V. 

Helbert, Walter R. 

Helfrich, Adolph 

Hemmerle, Harold 

Hemmingway, Eldie 

Hemmingway, Ray- 
mond R. 
Hemphill, Walter G. 

Herbert, LawTence 

Herd, Bishop C. 

Herrmann, George A. 

Hersche, George G. 

Hersh, Ralph 
2HerrNecker, F. P. 

Herzog, Richard F. 
^Hess, Herman 

Hessler, John W. 

Heyman, Nathan 



Grade and Company 
or Detachment on 
Leaving Feb. 1, '19. 
U.S. 



Pvt. 

Co. E 

Pvt. 
Co. F 
Pvt. 
Co. A 
Pvt. 
Co. A 

Pvt. 1 CI. 
Co. E 
Pvt. 
Co. E 
Pvt. 1 CI. 
Co. E 
Pvt. 
Co. B 
Wag. 
Co. E 
Pvt. 
Co. A 
Pvt. 1 CI. 
Co. D 
Pvt. 
Co. A 
Pvt. 
Co. A 
Pvt. 
Co. F 
Pvt. 
Co. F 
Pvt. 
Co. D 
Pvt. 
Co. A 
Pvt. 

Spec. Det. 
Pvt. 
Co. F 
Sgt. 
Co. F 
Sgt. 
Co. C 
Pvt. 
Co. F 
Pvt. 
Co. C 
Pvt. 
Co. E 
Corp. 
Co. E 
Pvt. 
Spec. Det. 



Pvt. 1 CI. 
Co. E 

Pvt. 
Co. F 
Pvt. 
Co. A 
Pvt. 
Co. A 

Pvt. 1 CI. 
Co. E 
Pvt. 
Co. E 
Pvt. 1 CI. 
Co. E 
Pvt. 1 CI. 
Co. B 
Wag. 
Co. E 
Cook 
Co. A 
Pvt. 
Co. D. 
Pvt. 
Co. A 
Pvt. 
Co. A 
Pvt. 
Co. F 
Pvt. 
Co. F 
Pvt. 
Co. D 
Hrshr. 
Co. A 
Pvt. 
Co. B 
Pvt. 1 CI. 
Co. F 
Sgt. 
Co. F 
Sgt. 
Co. C 



Pvt. 
Co. C 



Sgt. ■ 
Co. E 
Pvt. 
Co. A 



Address. 

c/o Mrs. D. Gerhart, 37 

Cremarty St., Sydney, N. S., 
Canada. 
1406 Woodside Ave., Essex- 

ville, Bay City, Mich. 
671 Alexanda Ave., Detroit, 

Mich, 
c/o Mrs. N. Murphy, 9 

Stewart PI., Elizabeth, 

N.J. 
127 Warren St., Sayre, Pa. 

3335 D St., Philadelphia, Pa. 

309 Mound Ave., Jackson, 

Mich. 
Hermann, Mo. 

52 Dewey St., Paterson, N. J. 

8221 9th St., Modesto, Calif. 

210 S. Walter St., Albu- 
querque, N. Mex. 

531 W. Peopping St., St. 
Louis, Mo. 

1140 N. 4th St., Philadelphia, 
Pa. 

Holcolmb St., Clarkston, 
Mich. 

718 Louisa St., Flint, Mich. 

1109 W. Washington St., 

Newcastle, Pa. 
Hurffville, N. J., P.O. Sewell, 

R.F.D. 1 
Box 196, Nowata, Okla. 

246 E. Winifred St., St. Paul, 

Minn. 
516 E. 3d St., Charleroi, Pa. 

50 N. 2d St., Philadelphia, 

Pa. 
133 Maple St., Hornell, N. Y. 

733 Garland Ave., Los Ange- 
les, Calif. 

410 Stevens St., W. Hoboken, 
N.J. 

Drumright, Okla. 

882 Kelly St., N. Y. City, 
N. Y. 



220 



HISTORY OF THE 26TH ENGINEERS. 



Name. 

Hicks, George W. 

Higginbotham, Jos. L. 

Higgins, George 

High, David A. 

Hilkert, Robert C. 

Hill, Harley M. 

^Hill, Henry C. 

Hill, Howard J. 

Hill, Walter G. 

Hinds, Nora L. 

Hnidak, John 

Hodges, Louis S. 

Hoffman, Eugene R. 

Hoffman, Stephen J. 

Holinsworth, Eldo H. 

Holland, William 

Holman, McCoy 

Holmstedt, Carl A. 

Holton, Gradey E. 

Holzman, Jacob 

Honeycutt, Sybler P. 

Hood, Thomas J. 

Hopkins, Joslin R. 

Horn, Alta J. 

Horner, Charles L. 

Horner, David Q. 

'Horton, Christopher 
R. 



Grade and Company 
or Detachment on 
Leaving Feb. 1, '19. 
U. S. 

Pvt. Pvt. 

Co. B Co. B 

Pvt. Pvt. 1 CI. 

Co. D Co. D 

Pvt. Pvt. 

Co. D Co. D 

Pvt. 1 CI. Pvt. 1 CI. 

Co. C Co. C 

Pvt. 1 CI. Sgt. 

Co. C Co. C 

Pvt. Pvt. 

Spec. Det. Co. B 
Pvt. 
Co. A 

Pvt. Pvt. 1 CI. 

Co. F Co. F 

Pvt. Pvt. 

Co. F Co. F 

Pvt. Pvt. 

Spec. Det. Co. B 

Pvt. Pvt. 1 CI. 

Co. D Co. D 

Pvt. Pvt. 1 CI. 

Co. C Co. C 

Pvt. M.E.S.G. 

Rg. Hqs. Rg. Hqs. 

Pvt. 1 CI. Pvt. 

Co. C Co. C 

Pvt. Pvt. 1 CI. 

Co. A Co. A 

Cook Cook 

Co. F Co. F 

Pvt. Pvt. 1 CI. 

Spec. Det. Co. A 

Pvt. Pvt. 

Co. F Co. F 

Pvt. Corp. 

Spec. Det. Co. B 

Pvt. Pvt. 

Co. C Rg. Hqs. 

Pvt. Corp. 

Co. A Co. A 

Pvt. Pvt. 1 CI. 

Co. A Co. A 

Cook Wag. 

Co. D Co. D 

Pvt. Pvt. 1 CI. 

Co. A Co. A 

Pvt. Pvt. 

Co. A Co. A 

Pvt. Pvt. 1 CI. 

Co. A Co. A 
Pvt. 
Co. B 



Address. 

c/o Mrs. L. Church, Dalhart, 

Tex. 
c/o Miss M. McElvain, Jones- 

boro, Tex. 
1657 12th St., Los Angeles, 

Calif. 
Fellows, Calif. 

r305 8th St., X.W., Canton, 

Ohio. 
Saratoga, Tex. 

4417 Gladys Ave., Chicago, 
111. 

1314 Gillette St., Port Huron, 
Mich. 

R.F.D. 5, Union City, Cal- 
houn Co., Mich. 

445 E. Broadway, Cushing, 
Okla. 

Perea, N. Mex. 

Case, Mo. 
Olympia, Wash. 

127 Henry St., Plains, Pa. 

Nowata, Okla. 

c/o Mrs. A. Stevenson, Han- 
nibal, Mo. 
Marion, Va. 

652 Bergen St., Brooklyn, 

N. Y. 
Charlie, Tex. 

128 Pioneer St., Brooklyn, 
N. Y. 

c/o Mrs. R. Jackson, Gates- 

ville, Tex. 
R.F.D. 2, Box 86, Geneva, 

Ohio. 
Bishop, Okla. 

405 N. Chilson St., Bay City, 

Mich. 
R.D. 6, Wichita, Kan. 

Martinsburg, W. Va. 

(Unknown.) 



REGIMENTAL ROSTER. 



221 



Xanie. 

Hoskings, Ronald R. 
Houck, Earl V. 
'Houck, Frank D. 
^Howard, Charles W. 
Howard, Roy A. 
Howarth, John W. 
Howells, Thomas I. 
Howland, Carl E. 
Hoxey, Wm. F. 

Hubbard, Chere R. 
HubbeU, CUnton C. 
Hudson, LesUe H. 
Hufford, Clarence V. 

Huggins, Will J. 

Hull, Michael J. 
iHulse, Paul G. 

Humphreys, John R. 

Hunter, Albert C. 

Hunter, Fred 
^Huntington, R. L. 

Hurd, George A. 
'Hurley, Thomas F. 

Burster, John E. 
Hyde, Freeman 

^Ickes, David C. 



Grade and Company 

or Detachment on 
Leaving Feb. 1, '19. 



U. S. 

Pvt. 
Co. D 
Pvt. 
Co. D 
Pvt. 
Co. B 
Pvt. 
Co. B 
Pvt. 



Pvt. 1 CI. 
Co. D 
Cook 
Co. D 



Pvt. 



Spec. Det. Co. B 



Pvt. 
Co. E 



Corp. 
Co. E 



Pvt. 1 CI. Pvt. 1 CI. 



Co. C 
Pvt. 
Co. C 
Pvt. 
Co. F 

Pvt. 
Co. B 

Pvt. 



Co. C 
Pvt. 1 CI. 
Co. C 
Pvt. 
2d Bn. 
Hqs. 
Pvt. 
Co. B 
Pvt. 1 CI. 



Spec. Det. Co. B 
Pvt. Pvt. 

Co. B Co. B 

Pvt. Pvt. 

Co. C Co. C 



Pvt. 
Co. B 
Corp. 
Co. D 
Pvt. 
Co. A 
Corp. 
Co. E 
Pvt. 
Co. D 
Pvt. 

Spec. Det. 
Pvt. 
Med. C. 
Pvt. 
Co. B 
Pvt. 
Co. D 

Pvt. 
Co. B 
Pvt. 
Co. A 

Sgt. 
Co. B 



Pvt. 1 CI. 
Co. B 
Corp. 
Co. D 



Corp. 
Co. E 
Pvt. 1 CI. 
Co. D 
Pvt. 
Co. B 



Wag. 
Co. B 



Pvt. 
Co. B 
Pvt. 
Co. A 



Address. 

R.F.D. 2, Bakersfield, Calif. 

1912 Ocean View, Los An- 
geles, Calif. 

846 Putnam St., Detroit, 
Mich. 

22 14th Ave., Columbus, 
Ohio. 

Akron, Colo. 

Magna, Utah. 

1911 E. 27th St., Lorain, Ohio 

66 Logan St., Lewistown, 

Pa. 
426 Cass Ave., Bay City, 

Mich. 

1909 F St., Lincoln, Nev. 

4 Newtown Ave., Norwalk, 
Conn. 

223 W. Franklin St., Jack- 
son, Mich. 

c/o Miss G. Hufford, Mis- 
sionary Trn. Inst., Nyack, 
N. Y. 

Ranger, Tex. 

407 7th Ave., S., Great Falls, 

Mont. 
1234 2d St., San Diego, Cahf. 

189 E. Northampton St., 
Wilkesbarre, Pa. 

c/o Lucy Stinson, Harbselle, 
Ala. 

1518 Washington Ave., Par- 
sons, Kan. 

515 W. Main St., Enid, 
Okla. 

Hayden, Ariz. 

c/o Mrs. Catherine Hurley, 
162 Forrest Ave., Syra- 
cuse, N. Y. 

Prospect Ave., Woodbridge, 
N.J. 

R.F.D. 4, Heuvelton, N. Y. 



222 



HISTORY OF THE 26TH ENGINEERS. 



Name. 

Ignatius, Frank J. 
Imhof, Paul J. 
Ingham, George R. 

Ingle, Gordon 
^Ingram, Rouland B. 
Inks, Sanford M. 
Irwin, Cyreneius J. 

Jackson, Clyde W. 

Jackson, Harold C. 

James, Elmer H. 

James, Thomas 
''Jancheske, Wm. C. 

Jarvis, Edward W. 

Jeffery, John W. 

Jeffries, Roland E. 

Jenks, Roy D. 
^Jensen, Jacob S. 

Jepson, Charlie 
' Jerri ck, James G. 

Jobes, Myron B. 

Johnson, Clyde S. 
Johnson, Edwin 
Johnson, Elisha 
Johnson, Frank A. 
Johnson, Frank X. 
sjohnson, Fred C. C. 



Grade and Company 
or Detachment on 
Leaving Feb. 1, '19. 
U. S. 



Pvt. 1 CI. 
Co. D 

Pvt. 
Co. A 

Sgt. 
Co. B 

Pvt. 



Pvt. 1 CI. 
Rg. Hqs. 
Pvt. 
Co. A 
M.E.J.G. 
1st Bn. 
Hqs. 
Pvt. 



Spec. Det. Co. B 

Pvt. 

Co. A 

Pvt. 

Co. B 

Pvt. 

Co. A 



Pvt. 
Co. A 
Pvt. 
Co. A 
Pvt. 
Co. C 
Pvt. 
Co. A 
Pvt. 1 CI. 
Co. F 
Pvt. 
Co. C 
Corp. 
Co. A 
Pvt. 
Co. B 
Pvt. 
Co. E 
Pvt. 

Rg. Hqs. 
Pvt. 

Spec. Det. 
Pvt. 
Co. C 
Pvt. 
Co. B 

Pvt. 1 CI. 
Co. D 
Pvt. 
Co. D 
Pvt. 
Co. D 
Pvt. 
Co. F 
Pvt. 
Med. C. 
Pvt. 1 CI. 
Co. D 



Pvt. 
Co. B 
Pvt. 
Co. A 

Wag. 
Co. A 
Wag. 
Co. A 
Cook 
Co. C 
Pvt. 1 CI. 
Co. A 



Pvt. 
Co. C 

Sgt. 
Co. C 
Pvt. 
Co. B 
Cook 
Co. E 



Pvt. 
Co. B 



Pvt. 1 CI. 
1st Bn. 
Hqs. 
Pvt. 1 CI. 
Co. D 
Pvt. 
Co. D 
Pvt. 
Co. D 
Pvt. 1 CI. 
Co. F 
Sgt. 
Med. C. 



Address. 



1020 N. Monticello Ave., 

Chicago, 111. 
737 E. 217 St., N. Y. City, 

N. Y. 
Dupont Hotel, City Point, 

Va. 

Grand View, Tex. 

1204 Jefferson St., Wilming- 
ton, Del. 

404 Jefferson Ave., Connells- 
ville, Pa. 

209 Spring Mill Ave., Con- 
shohocken. Pa. 

Garwood, Colorado Co., Tex. 

General Delivery, Garwood, 
Tex. 

70 Trinity St., New Bedford, 

Mass. 
816 Broadway, Henrietta, 

Okla. 
265 Heidelberg St., Detroit, 

Mich. 
55 Portland St., Springfield, 

Mass. 
1145 Wrightman St., Pitts- 

bucg, Pa. 
Box 51, Erwin, Tex. 

260 Midway Ave., Pontiac, 

Mich. 
(Unknown.) 

Box 615, Bay City, Tex. 



435 Shady Ave., Charleroi, 
Pa. 

Grand Valley, Pa. 

3613 E. Olympic Ave., Hill- 
yard, Wash. 
Green St., Mt. Sterling, Ky. 

1864 Larkin St., San Fran- 
cisco, Calif. 
295 State St., Brooklyn, X. Y. 

R.F.D. 4, Box 99, Fullerton, 
Calif. 



REGIMENTAL ROSTER. 



223 



Name. 



Grade and Company 
or Detachment on 



1 Johnson, William W. 
Jones, Richard T. 
^Jordan, Marcus O. 



'Jordan, Robt. L. 
Jordon, Joseph 



Jorgensen, Axel A. 
Jorgenson, Carl T. 
Jorgenson, Milton G. 
Jorritsma, Meinta 
Jostad, Torgar L. 
Joyce, Martin J. 
Jubert, Harry K. 
Juhl, John S. 
ijuskowitz, Abraham 

Kahili, Victor 
Kalbfleisch, George 
Kanable, Russel H. 
Kantorowitz, Benj. 
Kaplan, Harrj- 
Kaufman, Arthur 
Kay, John M. 
Kearns, John P. 
Keck, Marion R. 
Keefe, Chris. J. 
Keegan, John J. 
Keim, Lewis S. 



Leavin;^ 
U. S. 

Pvt. 
Co. B 
Pvt. 
Co. B 

Mess Sgt. 
Co. C 

Pvt. 
Pvt. 
Co. D 
Co. E 
Pvt. 
Co. F 
Pvt. 
Co. B 
Pvt. 
Co. A 
Pvt. 

Spec. Det. 
Pvt. 1 CI. 
Co. D 
Pvt. 
Co. B 
Pvt. 
Co. F 
Pvt. 
Co. D 
Pvt. 
Co. A 

Sgt. 1 CI. 
Co. E 
Pvt. 
Co. A 
Pvt. 
Med. C. 
Pvt. 
Co. E 
Pvt. 
Co. E 
Pvt. 
Co. C 
Bugler 
Co. E 
Pvt. 
Co. D 
Pvt. 
Co. B 
Pvt. 
Co. A 
Pvt. 
Co. A 
Pvt. 
Co. E 



Feb. 1. '19. 



Pvt. 1 CI. 
Co. B 



Pvt. 
Co. D 

Pvt. 
Co. F 
Wag. 
Co. B 
1st Sgt. 
Co. A 
Pvt. 
Co. B 
Pvt. 1 CI. 
Co. D 
Cook 
Co. B 
Pvt. 
Co. F 
Pvt. 1 CI. 
Co. D 



Pvt. 1 CI. 
Co. E 
Pvt. 
Co. A 
Sgt. 

Med. C. 
Pvt. 
Co. E 
Pvt. 
Co. E 
Pvt. 
Co. C 
Bugler 
Co. E 
Pvt. 
Co. D 
Pvt. 
Co. B 
Pvt. 
Co. A 
Pvt. 
Co. A 
Wag. 
Co. E 



Address. 



(Unknown.) 

852 Vermont Ave., Detroit, 

Mich, 
c/o W. B. & W. G. Jordan, 
200 N. 3d Ave., Minne- 
apolis, Minn. 
St. Stephens, Ala. 
2449 Vermont Ave., Toledo, 
Ohio 

Grayling, Crawford Co., 

Mich. 
1610 Woolsey St., Berkeley, 

Calif. 
Long Lake Resort, Edmore, 

Mich. 
Orchards, Wash. 

1208 Tower Ave., Superior, 

Wis. 
41.54 46th St., S.W., Seattle, 

Wash. 
728 S. 15th St., Newark, 

X.J. 
Grand and Augusta Sts., E. 

Bakersfield, Calif. 
(L'nknown.) 



2 Crescent Ave., Portland, 

Me. 
710 St. Louis St., Collins- 

ville, 111. 
507 N'. Washington St., 

Kokomo, Ind. 
212 Hillside Ave., Newark, 

N.J. 
44 Rose St., Boston, Mass. 

1185 Fox St., Bronx, N. Y. 

422 Second Ave., Havre, 
Mont. 

132 Hamburg Ave., Pater- 
son, N. J. 

418 Agatha St., Pitcairn, Pa. 

514 Arctic Ave., Atlantic 
City. N. J. 

293 Atlantic Ave., Brooklyn, 
N. Y. 

2718 Chester Ave., Bakers- 
field, Calif. 



224 



HISTORY OF THE 2GTH ENGINEERS. 



Name. 

Keliher, James E. 
Kelley, John C. 
Kelly, John F. 
Kelly, Thomas L., Jr. 
Kelsey, Edward 
Kelso, Herbert F. 
Kemmet, Val. F. 
Kendall, John W. 
Kennedy, Martin J. 
Kenney, James V. 
Kenney, Thomas L. 
Kensler, Wilber C. 
Kent, Claude L. 
Kent, Russel A. 
'Keowen, Jesse R. 
Kerr, Jerome F. 
Kerr, John S. 
Kerr, William R. 
KeseHng, Charles W. 
Kidwell, Grover C. 
Kilgore, Francis V. 
Killmer, George H. 
Kinde, Floyd L. 
King, Earl A. 
King, Samuel 
King, Walter A. 
Kinney, Pearl A. 



Grade and Company 


or Detachment on 


Lea'S'ing 


Feb. 1. '19. 


U. S. 




Pvt. 


Pvt. 


Co. C 


Co. C 


Pvt. 


Pvt. 


Co. E 


Co. E 


Pvt. 


Pvt. 1 CI. 


Co. D 


Co. D 


Pvt. 


Pvt. 1 CI. 


.Spec. Det. 


, Co. B 


Cook 


Cook 


Co. C 


Co. C 


Pvt. 


Pvt. 1 CI. 


Co. D 


Co. D 


Pvt. 


Corp. 


Co. C 


Co. C 


Pvt. 


Corp. 


Co. A 


Co. A 


Pvt. 


Pvt. 


Co. F 


Co. F 


Pvt. 1 CI. 


Pvt. 1 CI. 


Co. E 


Co. E 


Pvt. 


Pvt. 1 CI. 


Co. F 


Co. F 


Pvt. 1 CI. 


Pvt. 1 CI. 


Co. D 


Co. D 


Pvt. 


Pvt. 


Co. D 


Co. D 


Pvt. 


Pvt. 


Co. F 


Co. F 


Pvt. 




Co. B 




Pvt. 


Pvt. 


Co. C 


Rg. Hqs. 


Pvt. 1 CI. 


Pvt. 1 CI. 


Co. E 


Co. E 


Pvt. 


Pvt. 1 CI. 


Co. A 


Co. A 


Pvt. 


Pvt. 1 CI. 


Co. B 


Co. B 


Pvt. 


Pvt. 


Co. B 


Co. B 


Pvt. 


Pvt. 


Co. A 


Co. A 


Pvt. 


Pvt. 


Co. A 


Co. A 


Pvt. 


Pvt. 


Co. E 


Co. E 


Pvt. 


Pvt. 1 CI 


Co. F 


Co. F 


Pvt. 


Corp. 


Co. B 


Co. B 


Pvt. 1 CI. 


Cook 


Co. E 


Co. E 


Pvt. 


Pvt. 


Co. E 


Co. E 



Address. 

646 Macomb St., Detroit, 
Mich. 

c/o Chas. E. Schall, Grey- 
well, Wvo. 

198 E. Piiltney St., Corning, 
N. Y. 

8226 Pine Rd., Fox Chase, 
Pa. 

1057 Washington Blvd., Chi- 
cago, 111. 

Euclid Ave. and Fourth St., 
Dravosburg, Pa. 

c/o F & E Co., 392 5th Ave., 
N. Y. City, N. Y. 

13.36 Muhlenberg St., Read- 
ing, Pa. 

107 W. Melendy St., Luding- 
ton, Mich. 

729 Leontine St., New^ Or- 
leans, La. 

1815 19th St., E. St. Louis, 
111. 

160 Western \\e., Muskegon, 
Mich. 

207 Commerce St., Ranger, 
Tex. 

2439 Trenton Ave., Toledo, 
Ohio. 

R.F.D. 4, Baton Rouge, La. 

704 Madison St., Brooklyn, 

N. Y. 
Box 930, Pocatello, Ida. 

41 Burrow Court, Fargo, 

N. Dak. 
Brenham, Tex. 

404 William St., Columbia, 

Mo. 
P.O. Box 441, LaPorte, Tex. 

c/o Mrs. Jane Dale, La 

Crosse, Wis. 
314 State St., Caro, Mich. 

2037 S. 57th St., Philadel- 
phia, Pa. 
Chewelah, Wash. 

R.F.D. 3, Elyria, Ohio. 

c/o Mrs. L. McLain, Quincy, 
Mich. 



REGIMENTAL ROSTER. 



225 



Name. 

^Kinney, William T. 

Kirk, Paul K. T. 

Kirschman, Samuel M 

Kivlin, Vivian J. 

Klager, Clarence A. 

Klann, Carl A. 

Klein, Wm. F. 

Klingele, Leo A. 
Klocker, Jos. B. 

Knatz, Dawson M. 

Knick, Elmer R. 

Knight, Harry F. 

Knowles, James W. 
^Knowles, Jess 
'Knox, Charley B. 
'Koepp, John B. 

Kohler, Charles W. 
'Koons, Scott R. 

Koontz, Earl L. 

Kossel, Edwin 

Kouts, Clarence J. 

Koyle, Frank E. 

'Kraft, Jcseph G. 
Kroft, Anthony J. 
Kromer, William A. 
Krukew, William 
Krum, Harry R. 



Grade and Company 

or Detachment on 
Leaving Feb. 1, '19. 
U. S. 

Pvt. 1 CI. 
Co. B 

Pvt. Pvt. 1 CI. 

Co. F Co. F 

Pvt. 1 CI. Pvt. 1 CI. 

Co. E Co. E 

Sad. Sad. 

Co. A Co. A 

Pvt. Pvt. 

Co. A Co. A 

Corp. Corp. 

Co. D Co. D 

Pvt. Pvt. 

Spec. Det. Co. A 

Pvt. Corp. 

Co. C Co. C 

Sgt. Sgt. 

Co. D Co. D 

Pvt. Pvt. 

Co. B Co. B 

Pvt. 1 CI. Corp. 

Co. C Co..C 

1st Sgt. Rg. Sgt.- 
Co. C Maj. 

Pvt. Pvt. 

Co. F Co. F 
Pvt. 
Co. B 
Pvt. 
Co. B 
Sgt. 
Co. C 

Pvt. Pvt. 

Co. A Co. A 
Pvt. 
Co. C 

Pvt. 1 CI. Pvt. 1 CI. 

Co. B Co. B 

Pvt. Pvt. 

Co. A Co. A 

Pvt. Pvt. 1 CI. 

Co. C Co. C 

Sgt. M.E.J.G. 

Co. F 2d Bn. 
Hqs. 
Sgt. 

Reg. Hqs. 

Pvt. Corp. 

Co. A Co. A 

Pvt. Pvt. 
Spec. Det. Co. A 

Pvt. Pvt. 

Co. A Co. A 

Pvt. Pvt. 

Co. B Co. B 



Address. 

c/o B. F. Goodrich Co., 

Akron, Ohio. 
96 Eastern Ave., W o b u r n, 

Mass. 
815 Atlantic Ave., Atlantic 

City, N. J. 
1212 Kleberg Ave., Kings- 

ville, Tex. 
209 Southeast Ave., Jackson, 

Mich. 
224 Davidson St., Detroit, 

Mich. 
1126 S. Wesly Ave., Oak 

Park, 111. 
339 Witman St., Walla Walla, 

Wash. 
427 W. 45th St., Los Angeles, 

Calif. 
Box 74, Route 1, Auburn, 

Wash. 
Kerrs Creek, Va. 

3123 Oakes St., Everett, 

Wash. 
214 E. Mason St., Jackson, 

Mich. 
Emporia, Kan. 

(Unknown.) 

Seguin, Tex. 

416 W. College Ave., York, 

Pa. 
Eaton, 111. 

1326 nth St., N.W^, Wash- 
ington, D. C. 

248 Heidelberg St., Detroit, 
Mich. 

518 Buckham St., Flint, 
Mich. 

c/o Carl MuUer, Barnsville, 
Minn. 

3602 Elm St., Indiana Har- 
bor, Ind. 

3184 W. 56th St., Cleveland, 
Ohio. 

Danielsville, Pa. 

351 Hunt St., Detroit, Mich. 
Somers, Mont. 



226 



HISTORY OF THE 26TH ENGINEERS. 



Name. 

Kuhl, Herbert A. 

KuUman, John J. 
^Kuosmanen, Oscar 
Kusmierski, Waolaw 
Kuys, Andrew T. 

LaBar, Clarence J. 
Lacey, Robt. T. 
LaClair, Walter H. 
Laffer, Barton J. 
LaGrand, Harry F. 
Laird, Harry G. 

Lake, Harry G. 
Lamb, Harry 
Lambie, William K. 
Landis, David A. 
Lane, Dwight A. 
Lane, George A. 
^Lane, Orris 
Lang, George H. 
Lanning, Isaiah T. 
Larsen, Franklin E. 
Larzelere, Berkley J. 
*Latour, Albert J. 
Latta, Clifford B. 
Laurain, Bertuf E. 
Lauterstein, Abraham 



Grade and Company 

or Detachment on 

Leaving Feb. 1. '19. 

U. S. 

Pvt. 
Co. B 



Pvt. 
Co. F 
Pvt. 
Co. D 
Pvt. 
Co. F 
Pvt. 
Rg. Hqs. 

Pvt. 
Co. B 
Pvt. 

Rg. Hqs. 
Pvt. 
Co. C 
Pvt. 
Co. B 
Corp. 
Co. D 
Pvt. 
Co. B 

Pvt. 

Spec. Det. 
Corp. 
Co. B 
Pvt. 
Co. D 
Pvt. 
Co. F 
Pvt. 1 CI. 
Co. C 
Pvt. 
Co. B 
Pvt. 
Co. B 
Corp. 
Co. F 
Pvt. 

Spec. Det. 
Pvt. 
Co. F 
Pvt. 
Co. E 
Corp. 
Co. F 
Pvt. 
Co. B 
Pvt. 
Co. F 
Pvt. 
Spec. Det 



Pvt. 
1st Bn. 
Hqs. 
Pvt. 
Co. F 



Pvt. 
Co. F 
M.E.J.G. 
Rg. Hqs. 

Pvt. 
Co. B 
Pvt. 1 CI. 
Rg. Hqs. 
Pvt. 
Co. C 
Sgt. 
Co. B 
Corp. 
Co. D 
Pvt. 
1st Bn. 
Hqs. 
Sgt. 
Co. B 
Sgt. 
Co. B 
Pvt. 1 CI. 
Co. D 
Pvt. 1 CI. 
Co. F 
Corp. 
Co. C 
Hrshr. 
Co. B 



Pvt. 
Co. F 
Pvt. 
Co. A 
Pvt. 
Co. F 
Pvt. 1 CI. 
Co. E 



Pvt. 
Co. B 
Pvt. 1 CI. 
Co. F 
Pvt. 
Co. A 



Address. 



402 Denner Ave., Monessen, 
Pa. 

893 St. Jane Ave., Detroit, 

Mich. 
226 Perry St., Trenton, N. J, 

235 Porter Ave., Astoria, 

L. L, N. Y. 
c/o East and West Export 

Co., San Francisco, Calif. 

c/o Mrs. E. M. LaBar, Box 
155, Dallas, Pa. 

1745 Wyoming Ave., Scran- 
ton, Pa. 

914 Dorand St., Saginaw, 
Mich. 

Mineral City, Ohio. 

c/o Robt. Lovejoy, R.F.D. 2, 

Bellaire, Ohio. 
400 S. 3d St., Bellwood, Pa. 



23 S. Lexington Ave., White 
Plains, N. Y. 

c/o Mrs. Hattie Lloyd, Peak 
Island, Me. 

561 Glenwood Ave., Am- 
bridge. Pa. 

c/o H. H. Landis, East Peters- 
burg, Pa. 

R.F.D. 1, Box 285, Gardena, 
Calif. 

484i Sixth St., Detroit, Mich. 

(Unknown.) 

1932 E. Pacific St., Phila- 
delphia, Pa. 

P.O. 753, Newcomerstown, 
Ohio. 

c/o Mrs. A. Smith, R.F.D. 2, 
Chief, Manistee Co., Mich. 

1709 Francis St., Jackson, 
Mich. 

1326 E. 138th St., N. Y. City, 
N. Y. 

1119 Parker St., McKeesport, 
Pa. 

83 Riopelle St., River Rouge, 
Wayne Co., Mich. 

819 New Jersey Ave., Brook- 
lyn, N. Y. 



REGIMENTAL ROSTER. 



227 





Grade and Company 


Name. 


or Detachment on 




Leaving 


Feb. 1. '19. 




U. S. 




Law, Donald S. 


Pvt. 


Pvt. 1 CI. 




Co. F 


Co. F 


^Lawler, Thomas M. 


Pvt. 
Co. C 




Lawrie, Frederick J. 


Pvt. 
Co. A 




Lawson, Peter R. 


Pvt. 
Co. D 




^Lawton, Aaron K. 


Pvt. 
Co. C 




Lechnar, Mikel T. 


Pvt. 


Pvt. 




Co. A 


Co. C 


Lee, DeWitt L. 


Corp. 


Sgt. 




Co. D 


1st Bn. 
Hqs. 


Lee, Justin E. 


Pvt. 


Pvt. 




Co. F 


Co. F 


Lees, Wm. 0. 


Pvt. 


Pvt. 




Co. C 


Co. C 


Lehow, Ernest 


Pvt. 1 CI. 


Pvt. 1 CI. 




Co. E 


Co. E 


I>eighton, Edward M. 


Pvt. 


Pvt. 




Co. C 


Co. C 


Leitz, Wm. C. 


Pvt. 


Pvt. 1 CI. 




Co. F 


Co. F 


Lennard, Geo. E. 


Pvt. 


Pvt. 




Co. E 


Co. E 


Lennon, John P. 


Pvt. 


Pvt. 




Co. F 


Co. F 


Lenz, Edward L. 


Pvt. 


Corp. 




Med. C. 


Med. C. 


Leopole, Frederick C. 


Pvt. 1 CI. 


Pvt. 1 CI. 




Co. F 


Co. F 


Lesco, Fred 


Pvt. 1 CI. 


Sgt. Bugl. 




Co. A 


Rg. Hqs. 


Lester, Wm. 


Pvt. 


Pvt. 1 CI. 




Co. B 


Co. B 


Lewandowski, Ed. H. 


Corp. 


Corp. 




Med. C. 


Med. C. 


-Lewis, David B. 


Corp. 
Co. C 




Lewis, Harry C. 


Pvt. 


Pvt. 




Co. D 


Rg. Hqs. 


Liard, Anthony J. 


Pvt. 


Pvt. 




Co. C 


Co. C 


Libby, Arthur W. 


Pvt. 


Sgt. 




Rg. Hqs. 


Rg. Hqs. 


Libby, John M. 


Pvt. 1 CI. 


Pvt. 




Co. C 


Co. C 


Lieder, Christ J. 


Pvt. 1 CI. 


Sgt. 




Co. E 


Co. E 


Lietzau, Edward A. 


Pvt. 


Pvt. 1 CI. 




Co. F 


Co. F 


Limbocker, Don D. 


Pvt. 


Pvt. 




Spec. Det- 


. Co. A 



Address. 

Box 193, M e s i 1 1 a Park, 

N. Mex. 
Desdemona, Tex. 

333 Webb Ave., Detroit, 

Mich. 
461 Zion St., Hartford, Conn. 

431 Cherry St., Ocean Park, 

Cahf. 
848 Inwood St., Pittsburg, 

Pa. 
2314" Cedar St., Berkeley, 

Calif. 

224 W. 2d Ave., Flint, Mich. 

273 Academy St., Wilkes- 

barre. Pa. 
Carbondale, Colo. 

595 Madison St., Portland, 

Ore. 
530 Wheelock Ave., Detroit, 

Mich, 
c/o Mrs. A. Harwick, 1337 

Yates St., Toledo, Ohio. 
333 EUiott Ave., Springfield, 

111. 
915 N. 13th St., Springfield, 

111. 
110 Central Ave., Oil City, 

Pa. 
c/o John Burke, 124 Cherry 

St., Philadelphia, Pa. 
120 Windsor St., Kearney, 

N.J. 
Waukesha, Wis. 

518i 25th St., Detroit, Mich. 

c/o Mrs. M. Oliver, 670 33d 

St., Oakland, Calif, 
c/o Mrs. E. Tefft, 1070 Main 

St., Clinton, Mass. 
467 Main St., Mt. Holly, 

N.J. 
526 44th Ave., San Francisco, 

Calif. 
171 VanderbUt St., Buffalo, 

N. Y. 
197 Pahner St., E. Detroit, 

Mich. 
222 Southwestern St., Cha- 

nute, Kan. 



228 



HISTORY OF THE 2GTH ENGINEERS. 



Name. 

Lindblad, Gordon M. 
Linde, Henry 
^Lindeman, Wm. J. 
'Lindley, Paul 
Lindly, Henry A. 
Lingo, Charles A. 
iList, Melville C. 
Litman, Adam K. 
Little, Alfred L. 
Little, John, M. P. 
Lively, PhUip H. 
LoBello, Michael J. 
Loechmer, John S. 
'Loiacono, Joseph 
Loman, Fray A. 
Lorusso, Giovanni 
Loughton, Samuel H. 
Lounsbery, Walker B. 
Lovenstein, Marcus 
Lowry, Wade 
Lozon, Joseph C. 
Lubberman, Robt. 
^Ludwig, Leo. H. 
Ludwig, Robt. P. S. 
Luken, George W. 
Lumpkin, Wm. T. 
Lund, Jesse 



Grade and Company 
or Detachment on 
Leaving Feb. 1. '10. 
U. S. 

Pvt. Pvt. 

Co. C Co. C 

Pvt. Pvt. 

Co. F Co. F 
Pvt. 
Co. D 
Pvt. 
Co. B 

Pvt. Pvt. 

Co. B Co. B 

Sgt. 1 CI. Sgt. 1 CI. 

Co. E Co. E 
Pvt. 
Co. A 

Pvt. Pvt. 

Co. B Co. B 

Corp. Corp. 

Co. D Co. D 

Pvt. Corp. 

Co. B Co. B 

Pvt. Sgt. 

Co. A Co. A 
Pvt. 1 CI. Corp. 

Co. F Co. F 

Pvt. Pvt. 

Co. B Co. B 
Pvt. 
Co. C 

Pvt. Corp. 

Co. B Co. B 

Pvt. Pvt. 

Co. F Co. F 

Pvt. Pvt. 

Co. F Co. F 

Pvt. Pvt. 1 CI. 
Spec. Det. Co. A 

Pvt. Corp. 

Co. F Co. F 

Pvt. Pvt. 

Co. F Co. F 

Pvt. Pvt. 

Co. F Co. F 

Pvt. Pvt. 

Co. E Co. E 
Pvt. 
Co. B 

Corp. Corp. 

Co. C Co. C 

Pvt. Pvt. 

Co. F Co. F 

Pvt. Pvt. 1 CI. 

Co. E Co. E 

Sgt. Pvt. 

Co. A Co. A 



.\ddre.s3. 

3d & Main Sts., Lowell, 

Wash, 
c/o C. F. Steiner, 12th and 

State Sts., Erie, Pa. 
(Unknown.) 

(Unknown.) 

c/o Mrs. M. Hulbert, Lin- 
coln, N. Mex. 

c/o Mrs. E. B. Covington, 
Box 304, Maricopa, Calif. 

(Unknown.) 

24 Jefferson St., Uniontown, 

Pa. 
Marion, Mass. 

c/o Mrs. N. Kirgan, White- 
hall, 111., R.F.D. 3. 
Mobey Hotel, New Wilson, 

Okla. 
809 N. Geddes St., Syracuse, 

N. Y. 
21 N. Shippen St., Lancaster, 

Pa. 
100 Via Dei Vespri, Partanna, 

Province Trapani, Italy. 
c/o Mrs. A. Vineland, Clj^de, 

Ohio, 
c/o Mrs. C. Pat rung, 1270 

E. 3d St., Dayton, Ohio. 
193 Joseph Campau Ave., 

Detroit, Mich. 
Randall, N. Y. 

c/o S. H. Lovenstein, Pied- 
mont, W. Va. 

Medical Corps, Jefferson Bar- 
racks, Mo. 

136 Charles St., River Rouge, 
Mich. 

759 S. 51st St., Philadelphia, 
Pa. 

(Unknown.) 

1133 Perry St., Reading, Pa. 

c/o Mrs. S. Kloppe, Loani, 

111. 
560 23d St., Oakland, Calif. 

1220 Arthur Ave., Racine, 
Wis. 



REGIMENTAL ROSTER. 



229 



Xame. 

Lynch, Jackson E. 

Lynch, Patrick H. 
Lyon, Stewart S. 
Lyons, Raymond F. 
Lyons, Thomas. 

Macdonald, Leonard 

C. 
MacGeorge, Elmer W. 

MacLaughlin, Ray- 
mond W. 

MacPherson, WiUiam 
M. 

McAdam, Harold' W. 

McAllister, Ray C. 

McAloon, Robert E. 

McBride, Nelson J. 

McBride, Thomas A. 

McCaffertv, William 

V. 
McCalla, Bert 

McCann, Melford J. 

McCarthy, Eugene L. 

^McCarthy, Jos. A. 

McCarthy, Thomas C. 

McCartney, John 

McClelland, James H. 

McClure, Ben 

McCollum, Everett L. 

McComiskey, Ernest 

A. 
McConnell, George 



Grade and Company 

or Detachment on 
Leaving Feb. 1, '19. 
r. S. 

Pvt. 
Co. D 

Pvt. 1 CI. 
Co. E 
Pvt. 
Co. B 
Pvt. 
Co. B 
Pvt. 
Co. D 

Pvt. 
Co. A 
Pvt. 1 CI. 
Co. D 
Pvt. 
Co. A 
Pvt. 
Co. B 
Pvt. 
Co. C 
Pvt. 1 CI. 
Co. E 
Pvt. 
Co. F 
Pvt. 
Co. A 
Pvt. 
Co. F 
Pvt. 1 CI. 
Co. F 
Pvt. 
Co. A 
Pvt. 
Co. B 
Pvt. 
Co. E 
Pvt. 1 CI. 
Co. C 
Pvt. 1 CI. 
Co. C 
Pvt. 
Co. C 
Pvt. 
Co. A 

Pvt. 
Co. C 

Pvt. 
Co. E 
Pvt. 



Pvt. 
Co. D 

Pvt. 
Co. E 
Pvt. 1 CI. 
Co. B 
Pvt. 
Co. B 
Pvt. 
Co. D 

Pvt. 
Co. A 
Pvt. 1 CI. 
Co. D 
Corp. 
Co. A 
Pvt. 1 CI. 
Co. B 
Pvt. 
Co. C 
Pvt. 1 CI. 
Co. E 
Corp. 
Co. F 
Pvt. 
Co. A 
Pvt. 
Co. F 
Corp. 
Co. F 
Pvt. 
Co. A 
Pvt. 
Co. B 
Pvt. 
Co. E 



Pvt. 1 CI. 
Co. C 
Pvt. 
Co. C 
Pvt. 
Co. A 

Pvt. 
Co. C 
Pvt. 
Co. E 
Pvt. 



Spec. Det. Co. B 
Pvt. Pvt. 

Co. A Co. A 



Address. 

c/o Mrs. N. C. Miller, 2018 
Alice Ann St., Baltimore, 
Md. 

419 S. 33d St., Billings, Mont. 

Midland, Pa. 

1321 S. J St., Tacoma, Wash. 

c/o Mrs. H. Palmer, 2 E. 
9th St., Marcus, Pa. 

3811 Randolph Ave., Oak- 
land, Calif. 
Van Buren, Ohio. 

8122 Ardleigh St., Chestnut 

Hill, Pa. 
c/o Mrs. Murray, Box 93, 

Montello, Wis. 
350 South Ave., Battle Creek, 

Mich. 
Painted Post, N. Y. 

2181 E. 87th St., Cleveland, 

Ohio. 
798 Crane Ave., Detroit, 

Mich. 
509 Noble St., Philadelphia, 

Pa. 
467 Irving Ave., Brooklyn, 

N. Y. 
R.F.D. 2, Cabool, Mo. 

411 McKean Ave., Charleroi, 

Pa. 
5 Hendrie St., Detroit, Mich. 

16 Third St., North Andover, 
Mass. 

1178 Fisher Ave., Detroit, 
Mich. 

2502 N. Mutter St., Phila- 
delphia, Pa. 

c/o Grant McClelland, 603 
Grant Ave., Okmulgee, 
Okla. 

925 W. 6th St., Joplin, Mo. 

86 Reed Place, Detroit, Mich. 

12 Floral St., Lawrence, Mass. 

535 McKinstry St., Detroit, 
Mich. 



230 



HISTORY OF THE 26TH ENGINEERS. 



Name. 

McCormick, Martin 

M. 
McCormick, Robert 

McCracken, Stanley 

A. 
McCray, Melvin H. 

MoCready, Charles J. 

McCue, Leo M. 
^McDaniels, Wm. 
'McDermott, Clarence 

McDonald, Joseph P. 

McDonald, Raymond 

F. 
McDowell, James D. 

McElderry, Olyn E. 

McElliott, Thomas C. 

McEIroy, Marvin P. 

McElwee, Gilbert L. 

McGee, John C. 

McGinley, Andrew 

'McGinnis, James 

iMcGirr, Louis B. 
^McGlennan, Jesse 

McGlinchey, John F. 

McGrath, John M. 

McGrath, Wm. E. 

McKelvey, Wm. J. 

McKenna, Thomas F. 

McKernan, Leslie 

McLaren, Hugh R. 



Grade and Company 
or Detachment on 
Leaving Feb. 1, '19. 
U. S. 



Pvt. 
Co. D 
Sgt. 1 CI. 
Co. D 
Pvt. 
Co. D 
Pvt. 

Spec. Det. 
Pvt. 
Co. B 
Pvt. 
Co. D 
Pvt. 
Co. B 
Pvt. 
Co. B 
Pvt. 
Co. D 
Pvt. 

Spec. Det. 
Pvt. 
Co. B 
Pvt. 
Co. B 
Pvt. 
Co. A 
Pvt. 
Co. C 
Sgt. 
Co. F 
Pvt. 1 CI. 
Co. C 
Sgt. 
Co. D 
Pvt. 
Co. B 

Pvt. 
Co. B 
Pvt. 
Co. B 
Pvt. 
Co. B 
Pvt. 
Co. B 
Sgt. 
Co. F 
Pvt. 
Co. B 
Pvt. 
Co. E 
Pvt. 
Co. B 
Pvt. 
Co. B 



Pvt. 
Co. D 
M.E.S.G. 
Rg. Hqs. 
Pvt. 
Co. D 
Pvt. 
Co. A 
Pvt. 1 CI. 
Co. B 
Pvt. 
Co. D 



Pvt. 
Co. D 
Pvt. 
Co. B 
Pvt. 
Co. B 
Corp. 
Co. B 
Pvt. 1 CI. 
Co. A 
Wag. 
Co. C 
Sgt. 1 CI. 
Co. F 
Pvt. 1 CI. 
Co. C 
Corp. 
Co. D 



Pvt. 
Co. B 
Pvt. 1 CI. 
Co. B 
Pvt. 
Co. F 
Pvt. 1 CI. 
Co. B 
Pvt. 
Co. E 
Pvt. 1 CI. 
Co. B 
Pvt. 
Co. B 



Address. 

118 S. Garfield St., Chanute, 

Kan. 
21.5 Marshal St., Boone, la. 

R.F.D. 1, Eubanks, Ky. 

R.D. 2, Corry, Pa. 

58 Queen Lane, Germantown, 

Philadelphia, Pa. 
411 N. 4th St., Harrison, 

N. J. 
(Unknown.) 

2.51.5 W. Congress St., Chi- 
cago, 111. 

c/o Francis Stahl, 1519 Alice 
St., Oakland, Calif. 

116 5th St., Duquesne, Pa. 

214 Centre Ave., Pitcairn, Pa. 

Bristol, S. Dak. 

239 New Bridge St., West 

Springfield, Mass. 
Lindville, Tenn. 

224 Hague Ave., Detroit, 

Mich. 
Cabot, Butler Co., Pa. 

c/o Mrs. L. Bill, 1687 Lincoln 

Ave., St. Paul, Minn, 
c/o Miss A. Eyeman, 3 Ker- 

kendahl Ave., Wilkes- 

barre. Pa. 
c/o McKeeshen Adv. Co., 

Oklahoma City, Okla. 
(Unknown.) 

1804 Master St., Philadelphia, 

Pa. 
c/o Mary Schwetse, 654 9th 

Ave., N. Y. City, N. Y. 
525 E. Jersey St., Elizabeth, 

N. J. 
7611 Benneth St., Pittsburg, 

Pa. 
392 Brazer St., Portland, 

Ore. 
Ely, Nev. 

478 Lincoln Ave., Beaver, Pa. 



REGIMENTAL ROSTER. 



231 



Name. 

McLaughlan, John 

«McLaughlin, Albert T. 

McLaughlin, Wm. B 

McLoskey, Mike 

McLoughlin, Wm. A. 

McMann, John H. 

McManus, Wm. J. 

McMichael, Ira B. 

McMillan, Alexander 

P. 
McMillan, Dudley H. 

McMurran, Joseph R. 

McNeill, James 

McNulty, Howard H. 

McNutt, Alsey L. 

McPherson, Sebastian 

A. 
McShane, Charles A. 

McSparran, Orion W. 

Maeder; Frederick O. 

Magniez, Louis, Jr. 

Magnuson, Herman C. 

'Maher, Frank T. 

Mahone, Charles E., 

Jr. 
'Mahoney, Chas. F. 

'Makinson, Bruce G. 

Maloney, Eugene J. 
Malpede, Daniel 



Grade and Company 

or Detachment on 

Leaving Feb. 1, '19. 

u. s. 



Pvt. 
Co. D 
Pvt. 1 CI. 
Co. E 
Pvt. 1 CI. 
Co. B 
Pvt. 
Co. A 
Pvt. 
Co. D 
Corp. 
Co. E 
Pvt. 
Co. A 
Pvt. 1 CI. 
Co. E 
Pvt. 
Co. D 
Sgt. 1 CI. 
Med. C. 
Pvt. 
Co. C 

Pvt. 1 CI. 
Co. E 
Corp. 
Co. C 
Pvt. 
Co. F 
Pvt. 
Co. A 
Pvt. 

Spec. Det. 
Pvt. 
Co. A 
Cook 
Co. D 
Pvt. 
Co. F 
Corp. 
Co. B 
Pvt. 
Co. B 
Corp. 
Co. A 
Pvt. 
Co. A 
Corp. 
Co. E 

Pvt. 
Co. A 

Sgt. 
Co. A 



Pvt. 1 CI. 
Co. D 



Pvt. 1 CI. 
Co. B 
Pvt. 
Co. A 
Pvt. 1 CI. 
Co. D 
Pvt. 
Co. E 
Pvt. 1 CI. 
Co. A 
Pvt. 1 CI. 
Co. E 
Pvt. 
Co. D 
Sgt. 1 CI. 
Med. C. 
Corp. 
Co. C 

Pvt. 1 CI. 
Co. E 
Sgt. 
Co. C 
Pvt. 
Co. F 
Pvt. 1 CI. 
Co. A 
Pvt. 1 CI. 
Co. B 
Pvt. 1 CI. 
Co. A 
Cook 
Rg. Hqs. 
Cook 
Co. F 
Corp. 
Co. B 



Sgt. 1 CI. 
Co. A 



Corp. 
2d Bn. 
Hqs. 
Corp. 
Co. A 
Sgt. 1 CI. 
Co. A 



Address. 

c/o Gen. Petroleum Assn., 

Fullerton, Calif. 
R.F.D. 3, N. Baltimore, Ohio. 

93 Wilson St., Etna, Pa. 

1205 Williams St., Saginaw, 

Mich. 
224 Ayres Ave., Peoria, 111. 

705 N. Okmulgee Ave., Ok- 
mulgee, Okla. 

955 Golden Gate Ave., San 
Francisco, Calif. 

Bakersfield, Calif. 

Nontock, Mich. 

3055 Meridian St., N. In- 
dianapolis, Ind. 

c/o Mrs. N. J. Badgley, 427 
Limestone St., Carthage, 
Mo. 

Chester St., New Cumber- 
land, W. Va. 

c/o Mrs. L. McNulty, Sewell, 
N.J. 

c/o Mrs. H. Fraley, Finley, 
Shelbv Co., 111. 

Bend, 111. 

Oak View, Pa. 

Greene, Lancaster Co., Pa. 

821 5th Ave., .\ltoona, Pa. 

Sandoval, 111. 

2111 Bradley PI., Chicago, 

111. 
(Unknown.) 

807 W. Mulberry St., San 

Antonio, Tex. 
5234 Holmes St., Pittsburg, 

Pa. 
724 W. 38th St., Norfolk, 

Va. 

c/o Thos. E. Burke, 411 Bush 
Temple, Chicago, 111. 

1248 McAlister PL, Chicago, 
111. 



232 



HISTORY OF THE 2GTH ENGINEERS. 



Grade and Company 



Name. 


or Detacl 


iment on 


.\ddress 




Leaving 
U. .S. 


Feb. 1. '10. 




'Maltbie, Kenneth K. 


Pvt. 




1.57 W. Main St., Geneva, 




Co. B 




Ohio. 


Manbert, Hartford D. 


Corp. 


Corp. 


416 Blackburn St., Watson- 




Co. C 


Co. D 


ville, Calif. 


''Manning, Andrew J. 


Sgt. 




c/o Mrs. P. Downing, Coa- 




Co. F 




linga, Calif. 


Manning, Warren H. 


Sgt. 


Sgt. 


North Billerica, Mass. 




Co. E 


Co. E 




Manning, Wm. P. 


Pvt. 


Corp. 


469 W. 166th St., N. Y. City, 




Spec. Det 


. Co. B 


N. Y. 


Mansfield, Guy E. 


Pvt. 


Pvt. 1 CI. 


257 Eason Ave., Detroit, 




Co. B 


Co. B 


Mich. 


Marangione, Lattanzio Pvt. 


Pvt. 


c/o Peter Colora, 30.5 Atlantic 




Co. E 


Co.E 


Ave., Brooklyn, N. Y. 


Marchlewski, John 


Pvt. 


Pvt. 


230 Clayton Ave., Detroit, 




Co. A 


Co. A 


Mich. 


Markham, LesHe R. 


Pvt. 


Pvt. 


Maricopa, Calif. 




Co. E 


Co.E 




Marks, Bert L. 


Pvt. 


Pvt. 


Jessie, N. Dak. 




Co. E 


Co. E 




Marks, Sam 


Pvt. 


Pvt. 


171 Fulton Place, Paterson, 




Co. E 


Co.E 


N.J. 


Marlow, Wm. A. 


Pvt. 


Cook 


184 Jos Campan Ave., De- 




Co. E 


Co.E 


troit, Mich. 


Marsh, Harold H. 


Pvt. 


Pvt. 1 CI. 


Box 95, Magna, Utah. 




Co. E 


Co.E 




Marshick, Paul 


Pvt. 


Pvt. 


23 Olivet St., Detroit, Mich. 




Co. C 


Co. C 




Marsteller, Geo. T. 


Corp. 


Corp. 


c/o John P. Hohusen, 316 S. 




Co. E 


Co.E 


6th Ave., Tucson, Ariz. 


Marten, August B. 


Pvt. 


Pvt. 


14 Wilson St., Newark, N. Y. 




Co. D 


Co. D 




^Martin, Everitt W. 


Pvt. 1 CI. 




410 N. Grant Ave., Fitz- 




Co. A 




gerald, Pa. 


Martin, Harry G. 


Pvt. 


Pvt. 


64 Garrison Ave., Battle 




Co. F 


Co. F 


Creek, Mich. 


Martin, Lawrence G. 


Pvt. 


Pvt. 1 CI. 


411 2d Ave., Havre, Mont. 




Co. F 


Co. F 




Mascetti, Nick 


Pvt. 


Pvt. 


c/o Nick Beruche, Backus, 




Co. E 


Co.E 


Pa. 


Masone, Vincent 


Pvt. 


Pvt. 


Box 51, Barking Ridge, N. J. 




Co. F 


Co. F 




Mateer, Chester R. 


Pvt. 


Pvt. 


141 Princeton St., Bingham- 




Co. D 


Co. D 


ton, Memphis, Tenn. 


Matheny, Charles E. 


Pvt. 


Pvt. 1 CI. 


c/o Mrs. P. E. Coalhour, 




Co. C 


Co. C 


Riverbank, Calif. 


Mather, William D. 


Pvt. 


Pvt. 


Cleveland, Okla. 




Co. C 


Co. C 




^Matron, Antonio A. 


Pvt. 




892 Home St., Bronx, N. Y. 




Co. D 




City, N. Y. 


Matt, Ernest L. 


Pvt. 


Pvt. 


525 5th St., S. Minneapolis, 




Co. F 


Co. F 


Minn. 


Mattel, Angelo R. 


Pvt. 


Pvt. 


424 Greenwood Ave., Detroit, 




Co. E 


Co. E 


Mich. 



REGIMENTAL ROSTER. 



233 



Name. 

Mattimore, Purcell L. 
Max, Otto C. 
May, Henry P. 
Mayer, Charles H. 
Mayes, Richard C. 
Mayne, Frank F. 
Mayock, Joseph M. 
Maze, Fred J. 
Mealy, Robert F. 
Mefford, Charles L. 
Mclick, Marshall S. 
Mellor, Henrj^ 
"Melville, Wm. D. 
Menke, William 
Mente, Louis W. 
Menzies, Archie 
Mercer, Harvey F. 
Mercer, Robt. R. 
Merchant, Bernard R. 
Merchant, Ralph W. 
Mercill, Charles G. 
Messier, Wilfred J. 
Metheny, Edward H. 
Metz, Walter S. 
Metzger, Clark G. 
Meyer, Fred F. 
Meyer, Tony 



Grade and Company 




or Detachment on 


Address. 


Leaving 


Feb, 1, '19. 




U. S. 






Pvt. 


Pvt. 1 CI. 


75 Troy Rd., Menands, N. Y. 


Spec. Det. 


Co. A 




Pvt. 


Pvt. 


Scotland, S. Dak. 


Co. B 


Co. B 




Pvt. 


Pvt. 


Waukon, la. 


Co. E 


Co. E 




Pvt. 


Sgt. 


1814 N. Main St., Houston, 


Co. A 


Co. A 


Tex. 


Pvt. 1 CI. 


Pvt. 


Pryor, Okla. 


Co. C 


Co. C 




Pvt. 


Pvt. 


2248 N. 19th St., Omaha, 


Co. C 


Co. C 


Neb. 


Pvt. 


Pvt. 


7600 Halle Ave., Cleveland, 


Co. A 


Co. A 


Ohio. 


Pvt. 


Sgt. 


c/o Universal Oil Co., Lost 


Co. D 


Co. D 


Hills, Calif. 


Pvt. 


Pvt. 


106 Chelsea St., Charles- 


Co. E 


Co. E 


town, Mass. 


Pvt. 


Pvt. 


R.F.D. 6, Brookville, Ohio. 


Spec. Det. 


, Co. A 




Corp. 


Pvt. 


132 Sims Hall, Syracuse, 


Co. E 


Co. E 


N. y. 


Pvt. 


Pvt. 


2649 S. Hutchinson St., 


Co. C 


Co. C 


Philadelphia, Pa. 


Pvt. 1 CI. 




1100 W. 11th St., Los An- 


Co. F 




geles, Calif. 


Pvt. 


Pvt. 


1457 W. 3d St., Cleveland, 


Spec. Det, 


, Co. A 


Ohio. 


Pvt. 


Pvt. 


922 Railroad St., Heidelberg, 


Spec. Det. 


Co. A 


Loupurex P.O., Pa. 


Pvt. 


Pvt. 


c/o Orlo Felton, Powell, Wyo. 


Co. F 


Co. F 




Pvt. 


Pvt. 1 CI. 


R.F.D. Box 455, Fresno, Calif. 


Co. D 


Co. D 




Pvt. 


Pvt. 


LaMoille, 111. 


Co. E 


Co. E 




Pvt. 


Pvt. 


Carrizozo, N. Mex. 


Co. B 


Co. B 




Pvt. 


Pvt. 


1227 S. 10th St., Lincoln, 


Co. B 


Co. B 


Neb. 


Pvt. 


Pvt. 1 CI. 


209 Baker St., Flint, Mich. 


Co. F 


Co. F 




Pvt. 1 CI. 


Pvt. 1 CI. 


42 Columbus St., Manches- 


Co. E 


Co. E 


ter, N. H. 


Pvt. 


Corp. 


c/o Elks Club, Berkeley, 


Co. A 


Co. A 


Calif. 


Pvt. 


Pvt. 


305 St. Joe Ave., Niles, Mich. 


Co. A 


Co. A 




Pvt. 


Pvt. 


104 W. 5th St., Emporium, 


Co. B 


Co. B 


Pa. 


Corp. 


Sgt. 


123 Buckingham Ave., San 


Co. A 


Co. A 


Antonio, Tex. 


Pvt. 


Pvt. 


4094 Berges St., Newark, 


Co. D 


Co. D 


N.J. 



234 



HISTORY OF THE 26TH ENGINEERS. 





Grade and Company 




Name. 


or Detachment on 


Addres.s. 




Leaving 
U. S. 


Feb. 1, '19. 




Meyers, George L. 


Pvt. 1 CI. 


Pvt. 1 CI. 


868 Third Ave., N. Y. City, 




Co. C 


Co. C 


N. Y. 


Middlemus, Alvin G. 


Corp. 


Sgt. 


Logan, Ohio. 




Co. F 


Co. F 




Might, Vern 


Pvt. 


Wag. 


Route 2, Colorado Springs, 




Co. D 


Co. D 


Colo. 


Mignogna, Nicholas 


Pvt. 


Pvt. 


150 N. Wanamaker St., Phil- 




Co. E 


Co. E 


adelphia, Pa. 


Mikkelson, Thomas E 


. Pvt. 


Pvt. 


226 Benziger Ave., New 




Co. B 


Co. B 


Brighton, Staten Island, 
N. Y. 
606 13th St., Bay City, 


Miller, Alfred F. 


Wag. 


Wag. 




Co. C 


Co. C 


Mich. 


^Miller, Burl L. 


Pvt. 




R.F.D. 2, Box 25, Mans- 




Co. C 




field, Mo. 


Miller, Felix L. 


Pvt. 


Pvt. 1 CI. 


Leahey, Wash. 




Co. B 


Co. B 




Miller, Frank L. 


Pvt. 


Pvt. 


c/o Mrs. A. Parrish, 2075 W. 




Co. C 


Co. C 


98th St., Cleveland, Ohio. 


'Miller, Harry A. 


Pvt. 




c/o Mrs. M. Miller, 2408 N. 




Co. E 




Saginaw St., Flint, Mich. 


Miller, John A. 


Pvt. 


Pvt. 1 CI. 


Miller, S. Dak. 




Co. B 


Co. B 




Milligan, Charles C. 


Pvt. 1 CI. 


Pvt. 1 CI. 


Taft, Calif. 




Co. D 


Co. D 




Mills, Jacob E. 


Pvt. 


Pv. 1 CI. 


Montpelier, Ind. 




Co. D 


Co. D 




Mills, Raymond E. 


Pvt. 


Pvt. 


828 College Ave., Canon City, 




Co. C 


Co. C 


Colo. 


Milne, Alexander 


Pvt. 


Pvt. 1 CI. 


c/o Chas. Milne, Bieldside, 




Co. E 


Co. E 


Aberdeen, Scotland. 


Milner, Wm. B. 


Pvt. 


Pvt. 


Troy, Mont. 




Co. E 


Co. E 




Minikhine, Herman 


Pvt. 1 CI. 


Sgt. 


363 64th St., Brooklyn, N. Y. 




Spec. Det 


. Co. A 




Minnick, Bernard 


Pvt. 


Pvt. 


R.F.D. 2, Hurricane, W. Va. 




Co. E 


Co. E 




Minnigh, Rufus H. 


Pvt. 


Pvt. 1 CI. 


3158 N. Sheridan St., Phila- 




Co. C 


Co. C 


delphia, Pa. 


Mintek, Stanislaw 


Pvt. 


Sgt. 


c/o Jos. Maslanka, 3447 




Med. C. 


Med. C. 


Ridgeway Ave., Chicago, 
111. 
212 Jackson St., Saginaw, 


Mleczek, Anthony 


Pvt. 


Pvt. 




Co. C 


Co. C 


Mich. 


Molony, Geo. A. 


Pvt. 


Corp. 


10 Dean St., Schenectady, 




Med. C. 


Med. C. 


N. Y. 


Monahan, Bernard F. 


Pvt. 


Pvt. 


c/o Mrs. M. Strong, 623 S. 




Co. F 


Co. F 


1st St., Albuquerque, N. 
Mex. 


Monk, Mack C. 


Corp. 


Pvt. 1 CI. 


Nacogdoches, Tex. 




Co. B 


Co. B 




Moore, Owen W. 


Pvt. 


Pvt. 1 CI. 


1191 Monroe St., Hammond, 




Co. D 


Co. D 


Ind. 


Moors, Edward H. 


Corp. 


Corp. 


215 Barrara St., San Antonio, 




Med. C. 


Med. C. 


Tex. 



REGIMENTAL ROSTER. 



235 



Name. 

Moran, Charles T. 
Moreau, Henry C. 
Morgalis, Izidore 

Morgan, Albert N. 
^Morgan, Arget J. 
^Morgan, David M. 
Morgan, Roland M. 
Morgan, William J. 
Morrell, Joseph 
Morrell, Leander O. 
Morris, Frank D. 
^Morris, Roy 
Morrow, John L. 
Moser, Wilfred 
Mostek, Steve J. 
'Mudgettr, Orris P. 
Muenter, Theo. J. 
Mugavin, James W. 

Muldoon, David I. 
'Mullan, Ernest E. 
Munjar, Ray D. 
Murphy, Alfred B. 
Murphy, Harry E. 
'"Murphy, Lee E. 
Murphy, Leo P. 



Grade and Company 

or Detachment on 
Leaving Feb. 1. '19. 
U. S. 

Pvt. 
Co. A 

Pvt. 
Co. C 
Pvt. 
Co. A 



Pvt. 
Co. A 
Pvt. 
Co. C 
Pvt. 
Co. A 
Pvt. 1 CI. 
Co. E 
Pvt. 
Co. D 
Pvt. 
Co. E 
Pvt. 
Co. C 
Pvt. 1 CI. 
Co. C 
Pvt. 1 CI. 
Co. C 
Cook 
Co. C 
Pvt. 
Co. F 
Pvt. 

Spec. Det. 
Pvt. 

Spec. Det. 
Pvt. 
Co. A 
Pvt. 1 CI. 
Co. A 

Pvt. 
Co. A 
Pvt. 
Co. A 
Pvt. 1 CI. 
Co. F 
Pvt. 
Co. F 
Pvt. 
Co. E 
Pvt. 
Co. A 
Pvt. 
Co. B 



Pvt. 1 CI. 
Co. A 
Pvt. 1 CI. 
Co. C 
Pvt. 
Co. A 

Wag. 
Co. A 



Pvt. 
Co. E 
Pvt. 
Co. D 
Pvt. 
Co. E 
Pvt. 
Co. C 
Corp. 
Co. C 



Cook 
Co. C 
Pvt. 1 CI. 
Co. F 
Pvt. 1 CI. 
Co. A 
Pvt. 
Co. B 
Pvt. 1 CI. 
Co. A 
Sup. Sgt. 
1st Bn. 
Hqs. 
Sgt. 
Co. A 



Corp. 
Co. F 
Pvt. 1 CI. 
Co. F 
Pvt. 
Co. E 



Pvt. 
Co. B 



Address. 

7 Moffat St., Brooklyn, N. Y. 

Creve Coeur, St. Louis Co., 

Mo. 
c/o Mr. M. Rosanna, 517 

Hastings St., Detroit, 

Mich. 
West Plains, Mo. 

(Unknown.) 

1326 Hyde St., San Fran- 
cisco, Calif. 

6020 Ste. Marie St., E., Pitts- 
burg, Pa. 

324 S. Park Ave., Jackson, 
Mich. 

Bo.x 81, Ft. Hunter, N. Y. 

2086 E. Pacific St., Phila- 
delphia, Pa. 

2195 E. Market St., Stock- 
ton, Calif. 

c/o Mrs. O. Smith, Associated 
Oil Co., Gasmalia, Calif. 

43 Verona PL, San Francisco, 
Calif. 

Malaga, Calif. 

7th and Flat Sts., Columbus, 

Neb. 
Meredith, N. H. 

206 Kleberg St., Cuero, Tex. 

2937 Gilbert Ave., Cincinnati, 
Ohio. 

741 S. Brook St., Louisville, 

Ky. 
75 High St., Waterbury, 

Conn. 
844 8th St., Chico, Calif. 

6826 Kelly St., Pittsburg, Pa. 

565 Allyn St., Akron, Ohio. 

Canton, Okla. 

c/o Mrs. M. Shemmett, 105 
Congress St., Amesbury, 
Mass. 



236 



HISTORY OF THE 26TH ENGINEERS. 



Name. 

Murphy, Martin J. 
Murray, Harold C. 
Murtha, Edward B. 
^Musselman, Robt. E. 
iMyer, Albert L. 
Myers, Donald R. 
^"Nagel, Jacob 
Nagle, Ray E. 
Nave, Arthur H. 
Neale, Walter J. 
Near, Henry E. 
Nearing, Max 
Needham, Carlton, L. 
iNeill, Percy G. 
Neirynck, Thieophiel 
Nelson, Chris G. 
Nelson, Edward R. 
^Nelson, Leo A. 
^Nelson, Wm. A. 
Neu, Irwin E. 
Newmaker, John W. 
Newman, Cecil I. 
Noble, Norman 
Noblit, Samuel S. 

Nock, Alan P. 
Nolan, Arthur J. 
Nolan, Joseph J. 



Grade and Company 
or Detachment on 
Leaving Feb. 1, '19. 
U. S. 



Pvt. 
Co. C 
Pvt. 
Co. E 
Pvt. 
Co. E 
Pvt. 
Co. C 
Pvt. 
Co. A 
Pvt. 
Co. F 
Pvt. 

Spec. Det. 
Pvt. 
Co. B 
Pvt. 
Co. E 
Pvt. 1 CI. 
Co. D 
Corp. 
Co. C 
Pvt. 
Co. B 
Corp. 
Co. F 
Pvt. 
Co. B 
Pvt. 
Co. A 
Pvt. 
Co. A 
Pvt. 
Co. D 
Sgt. 
Co. F 
Corp. 
Co. B 
Pvt. 
Co. F 
Corp. 
Co. F 
Pvt. 
Co. C 
Pvt. 1 CI. 
Rg. Hqs. 
Col. Sgt. 
Rg. Hqs. 

Pvt. 
Co. D 
Wag. 
Co. B 
Pvt. 
Co. B 



Pvt. 
Co. C 
Sgt. 
Co. E 
Pvt. 1 CI. 
Co. E 



Pvt. 
Co. F 



Pvt. 1 CI. 
Co. B 
Pvt. 
Co. E 
Sgt. 
Co. D 
Sgt. 1 CI. 
Co. C 
Corp. 
Co. B 
Corp. 
Co. F 



Pvt. 1 CI. 
Co. A 
Pvt. 
Co. A 
Pvt. 
Co. D 



Pvt. 
Co. F 
Corp. 
Co. F 
Pvt. 
Co. C 
Sgt. 

Rg. Hqs. 
Rg- Sgt.- 

Maj. 
Rg. Hqs. 
Pvt. 
Co. D 
Wag. 
1st Bn. 
Pvt. 
Co. B 



Address. 

1321 Milvia St., Berkeley, 

Calif. 
R.F.D. 1, Winters, Calif. 

36 Enfield St., Hartford, 

Conn. 
Jerome, Ariz. 

284 Calaveras Ave., Fresno, 

Calif. 
Clendenin, W. Va. 

(Unknown.) 

703 Lee St., El Paso, Tex. 

R.F.D. 6, Taylorville, 111. 

Outlook, Wash. 

729 Sonoma St., Vallejo, 

Calif. 
208 Columbia St., Elmira, 

N. Y. 
14th and Mountain Sts., 

Upland, Calif. 
(Unknown.) 

634 Parker Ave., Detroit, 
Mich. 

136A Guerrero St., San Fran- 
cisco, Calif. 

1817 N. 8th Ave., Great Falls, 
Mont. 

113 Parsons St., Kalamazoo, 
Mich. 

(Unknown.) 

391 Bergen Ave., Jersey City, 
N.J. 

Taft, Calif. 

R. F. D. 5, Wenatchee, 
Wash. 

549 Bryant St., San Francis- 
co, Calif. 

Box 536, Eastland, Tex. 



c/o Capt. J. D. Nock, 312th 
Field Art., U.S.A. 

22 Washington Ave., Water- 
ford, N. Y. 

225 N. California Ave., At- 
lantic City, N. J. 



REGIMENTAL ROSTER. 



237 





Grade and Company 


Name. 


or Detachment on 




Leaving 


Feb. 1, '19. 




U. S. 




Nora, John B. 


Pvt. 


Pvt. 1 CI. 




Co. A 


Co. A 


'Norman, Caswell L. 


Pvt. 
Co. A 




Norman, Leo W. 


Pvt. 1 CI. 


Cook 




Co. D 


Co. D 


Norris, Bertie M. 


Pvt. 


Pvt. 




Co. B 


Co. C 


Oakley, Harold W. 


Pvt. 


Pvt. 1 CI. 




Co. E 


Co. E 


Oatt, John D. 


Pvt. 


Mess Sgt. 




Co. D 


Co. D 


O'Brien, James J. 


Pvt. 


Wag. 




Co. B 


Co. B 


30'Connell, Michael W. 


Pvt. 
Co. B 




O'Connell, Richard W. 


Pvt. 


Sgt. 




Co. B 


Co. B 


O'Connor, Joseph 


Pvt. 


Pvt. 




Co. E 


Co. E 


O'Connor, Raymond P 


. Pvt. 


Pvt. 




Co. E 


Co. E 


Ogden, Dewey R. 


Pvt. 


Pvt. 




Co. E 


Co. E 


O'Hara, Edwin L. 


Corp. 


Corp. 




Co. D 


Co. D 


O'Kane, Warren W. 


Pvt. 


Pvt. 




Co. C 


Co. C 


Oldman, Warren J. 


Pvt. 


Pvt. 1 CI. 




Co. F 


Co. F 


Oliver, Paul R. 


Pvt. 


Pvt. 1 CI. 




Co. B 


Co. B 


'Olsen, Austin 


Pvt. 
Co. E 




Olson, Edwin C. 


Corp. 


Corp. 




Co. F 


Co. F 


20'Neil, Eugene R. 


Pvt. 
Co. C 




O'Neill, Eugene J. 


Sgt. 1 CI. 


1st Sgt. 




Co. C 


Co. C 


O'Neill, William B. 


Pvt. 


Pvt. 1 CI 




Co. F 


Co. F 


O'Rourke, Michael 


Pvt. 1 CI. 


Pvt. 1 CI. 




Co. D 


Co. D 


Orrick, Frank H. 


Pvt. 1 CI. 


Pvt. 1 CI 




Co. E 


Co. E 


Ostfield, Samuel 


Pvt. 


Pvt. 




Co. E 


Co. E 


Ott, Anthony M. 


Pvt. 


Pvt. 1 CI. 




Spec. Det 


. Co. A 


Ottinger, Bruce A. 


Pvt. 


Pvt. 1 CI 




Co. D 


Co. D 


Otto, Wm. 


Corp. 


Corp. 




Co. E 


Co. E 



Address. 



216 S. 4th Ave., New Bruns- 
wick, N. J. 
9 Moss Ave., Oakland, Calif. 

46 N. Williamson Road, 

Blossburg, Pa. 
Newtonia, Mo. 



c/o Mrs. B. Lucas, 2415 
Eye St., Bakersfield, Calif. 

100 Chapel St., Northwood, 
Mass. 

10 Sheldon St., Roslindale, 
j\Iass. 

Allegany, N. Y. 

305 Deere Bldg., Dallas, Tex. 
234 22d St., Milwaukee, Wis. 

3541 Oakland Ave., Minne- 
apolis, Minn. 

1317 Wilmot St., Ann Arbor, 
Mich. 

c/o Mrs. M. O'Hara, Oakland, 
Calif. 

602 22d St., Oakland, Calif. 

Leslie, Ingram Co., Mich. 
588 Crosby St., Akron, Ohio. 
Ferron, Utah. 
152 King St., Dunkirk, N. Y. 

432 Second Ave., Havre, 

Mont. 
145 Ferry St., E., Detroit, 

Mich. 
152 Magnolia Ave., Jersey 

City, N. J. 
Marbeldale Rd., Tuckahoe, 

N. Y. 
Isabel, 111. 

133 Wooster St., Pittsburg, 

Pa 
162 N. Church St., Doyles- 

town, Pa. 
R.F.D. 1, Purcell, Okla. 

68 Cooper St., Brooklyn, 
N. Y. 



238 



HISTORY OF THE 26TH ENGINEERS. 



Name. 

Overton, Charles A. 
Owens, Leonidas H. 

Page, James H. 
Palmer, Fred B. 
Palmer, John 
Palmer, Ralph R. 
Palmer, Walter J. 
iPanell, Jos. J. 
Paquotte, Harry W. 
Park, William H. 
Parker, Robt. A. 
Parker, Wm. J. 
Parks, Frank E. 
Parrish, Randolph 
Passmore, Oral 
Patterson, Loren 
Patterson, Robt. C. 
Paul, A. Joseph 
Paulson, Mark R. 
Pawlowski, Frank 
Paxson, Edward T. 
Peacock, John D. 
Peckham, Harold D. 
Peckrul, Charles 
Pederson, John 
Pederson, John J. 



Grade and Company 
or Detachment on 
Leaving Feb. 1, '19. 
U. S. 

Pvt. Pvt. 

Spec. Det. Co. A 
Pvt. Sgt. 

Co. A Co. A 



Pvt. 
Co. A 
Pvt. 
Co. C 
Pvt. 
Co. B 
Pvt. 
Co. F 
Pvt. 

Rg. Hqs. 
Pvt. 
Co. D 
Pvt. 
Co. F 
Pvt. 
Co. B 
Pvt. 
Co. C 
Pvt. 
Co. A 
Pvt. 
Co. D 
Pvt. 
Co. F 
Pvt. 
Co. D 
Pvt. 
Co. A 
Pvt. 

Spec. Det. 
Pvt. 

Spec. Det. 
Pvt. 
Co. C 
Pvt. 
Co. A 
Pvt. 
Co. F 
Corp. 
Co. F 
Pvt. 
Co. B 
Pvt. 
Co. C 
Pvt. 
Co. F 
Sgt. 
Co. F 



Wag. 
Co. A 
Pvt. 
Co. C 
Pvt. 
Co. B 
Pvt. 
Co. F 
Pvt. 
Rg. Hqs. 



Pvt. 
Co. F 
Pvt. 1 CI. 
Co. B 
Pvt. 
Co. C 
Pvt. 
Co. A 
Pvt. 
Co. D 
Pvt. 1 CI. 
Co. F 
Mech. 
Co. D 
Pvt. 
Co. A 
Pvt. 
Co. B 
Pvt. 
Co. A 
Pvt. 
Co. C 
Pvt. 
Co, A 
Pvt. 
Co. F 
Pvt. 
Co. F 
Pvt. 1 CI. 
Co. B 
Pvt. 1 CI. 
Co. C 
Pvt. 
Co. F 
Sgt. 
Co. F 



Address. 



c/o John Overton, Muskogee, 
Okla. 

c/o Mrs. M. Perkins, 1620 
W. Lehigh Ave., Philadel- 
phia, Pa. 

1813 Francesco St., Berkelej^ 

Calif. 
903 Collins Ave., Pueblo, 

Colo. 
1313 E. Washington Ave., 

Bridgeport, Conn. 
941 Seyburn Ave., Detroit, 

Mich. 
137 E. Harrison St., Royal 

Oak, Mich. 
1040 Haddon Ave., Camden, 

N.J. 
416 S. Bentley St., Marion, 

111. 
128 Monroe Ave., Rochester, 

N. Y. 
420 Chapman Ave., Fuller- 
ton, Calif. 
617 Parkview Ave., Avalon, 

Pa. 
277 Main St., Pittsburg, Pa. 

615 K St., Bakersfield, Calif. 

Kerrmoor, Pa. 

Box 233, Burkburnett, Tex. 

2115 Moffet Ave., Joplin, Mo. 

257 Van Duze St., Stapleton, 
Staten Island, N. Y. 

1735 Grove St., Berkeley, 
Calif. 

824 Chane St., Detroit, Mich. 

402 W. Berks St., Philadel- 
phia, Pa. 
Pedricktown, N. J. 

Box 1.551, Tulsa, Okla. 

108 Passaic Ave.. Harrison, 

N.J. 
Woodstock, 111. 

Box 533, Central Ave., HoUis- 
ter, Calif. 



REGIMENTAL ROSTER. 



239 



Name. 

^Pelhem, Otto L. 

Pelphrey, Hubert G. 
sPelphrey, Joe B. 

Pence, Harry E. 

Penman, Curil W. 

Penny witt, John N. 

Pepper, Rodger Q. 

Perry, Arthur J. 

Perry, Charjes H. 

Peterson, Alfred 
^Peterson, Clarence O. 
"Peterson, Otto W. 

Peterson, Roy E. 

Petschke, Otto 

Peugeot, Edmond 

Pewowarski, Peter 

Pezan, George 

Pfeifer, Henry 

Phelps, Ira J. 

Phelps, Ross H. 
"Phillips, Arthur L. 

Phillips, James G. 

Phillips, Kerwin L. 
^Phillips, Lewis C. 

Phillips, Pearl 

Phillips, Thomas J. 



Grade and Company 
or Detachment on 
Leaving Feb. 1, '19. 
U.S. 

Pvt. 
Co. F 
Corp. 
Co. D 
Pvt. 1 CI. 
Co. D 
Pvt. 
Co. A 
Pvt. 
Co. F 
Pvt. 
Co. F 
Pvt. 
Co. A 
Cook 
Co. D 
Pvt. 
Co. B 
Pvt. 
Co. F 
Pvt. 
Co. D 
Pvt. 
Co. F 
Pvt. 
Co. B 
Pvt. 
Co. E 
Pvt. 
Co. A 



Corp. 
Co. D 



Pvt. 
Co. A 
Pvt. 
Co. F 
Corp. 
Co. F 
Pvt. 
Co. C 
Cook 
Co. D 
Pvt. 1 CI. 
Co. B 
Pvt. 1 CI. 
Co. F 



Pvt. 
Co. F 

Pvt. 
Co. B 
Pvt. 

Spec. Det, 
Pvt. 
Co. C 
Pvt. 
Co. F 
Pvt. 
Co. F 
Pvt. 1 CI. 
Co. C 
Corp. 
Co. D 
Pvt. 1 CI. 
Co. B 
Pvt. 
Co. B 
Pvt. 
Co. F 



Sgt. 1 CI. 
Co. B 
Pvt. 1 CI. 
Co. E 
Sgt. 1 CI. 
Co. A 

Pvt. 
Co. F 

Pvt. 1 CI. 
Co. B 
Pvt. 
Co. A 
Pvt. 
Co. C 
JPvt. 1 CI. 
Co. F 



Pvt. 1 CI. 
Co. C 
Pvt. 
Co. D 



Pvt. 
Co. B 
Pvt. 
Co. F 



Address. 

122 Orchard St., Chelsea, 
Mich. 

c/o H. F. Pelphrey, Box 22, 
Oilfields, Calif. 

c/o H. F. Pelphrey, Oil- 
fields, Calif. 

102 E. Lafayette Ave., Balti- 
more, Md. 

179 Vicksburg Ave., Detroit, 
Mich. 

Newhall, Calif. 

Petrolia, Tex. 

656 Brooklyn St., Detroit, 
Mich. 

c/o H. R. Perry, Elizabeth- 
town, Pa. 
122 E. Elm St., Canton, 111. 

505 Columbia St., Lafayette, 

Ind. 
R.F.D. 4, Montevideo, Minn. 

73 Winnepeg Ave., St. Paul, 

Minn. 
204 Strauss St., Buffalo, N. Y. 

c/o Mr. V. V. Caywood, 527 

Washington Ave., Lorain, 

Ohio, 
c/o Mr. F. Kubrah, 1400 

Burnett Ave., Syracuse, 

N. Y. 
764 Garland Ave., Detroit, 

Mich. 
S. Wayne St., St. Marys, 

Ohio. 
London, Ky. 

c/o Miss M. Faulkner, 949 W. 

24th St., Erie, Pa. 
416 W. Barnes St., Lansing, 

Mich, 
c/o Mrs. S. P. Nilson, Salina, 

Utah. 
3415 Clay St., San Francisco, 

Calif. 
(Unknown.) 

Ashfork, Ariz. 

NUwood, 111. 



240 



HISTORY OF THE 26TH ENGINEERS. 





Grade and Company 


Name. 


or Detachment on 




Leaving 


Feb. 1. '19. 




r. S. 




Phippard, Konakl J. 


Corp. 


Corp. 




Co. E 


Co. E 


Pickens, Roy A. 


Pvt. 


Pvt. 1 CI 




Co. D 


Co. D 


Pickering, Ray 


Pvt. 


Pvt. 




Co. A 


Co. A 


Pickron, Emil H. 


Pvt. 


Pvt. 1 CI 




Co. A 


Co. A 


^Pierce, John E. 


Pvt. 1 CI. 
Co. C 




Pierce, Percy A. 


Pvt. 


Pvt. 




Co. F 


Co. F 


Pikten, Fred S. 


Pvt. 1 CI. 


Pvt. 1 CI. 




Co. F 


2d Bn. 
Hqs. 
Pvt. 


Pleat, Charles F. 


Pvt. 




Co. E 


Co. E 


''Plowman, Frank G. 


Pvt. 1 CI. 
Co. E 




Plummer, Ambrose S. 


Pvt. 


Corp. 




Co. B 


Co. B 


Poe, Wnbur D. 


Pvt. 1 CI. 


Pvt. 1 CI. 




Spec. Det. 


Co. A 


Pogorelz, Tony 


Pvt. 


Pvt. 




Spec. Det. 


Co. A 


^Pollock, Johnnie 


Pvt. 
Co. E 




Poriez, Joseph 


Pvt. 


Pvt. ■ 




Co. F 


Co. F 


Porter, William 


Pvt. 


Cook 




Co. A 


Co. A 


Potts, WUliam M. 


Corp. 


Corp. 




Med. C. 


Med. C. 


Powers, William 


Pvt. 


Pvt. 




Co. D 


Co. D 


Pratte, Lorenz V. 


Pvt. 1 CI. 


Pvt. 1 CI. 




Co. F 


Co. F 


Pressley, Wm. B. 


Pvt. 


Corp. 




Co. A 


Co. A 


Preston, Martin 


Pvt. 


Pvt. 




Co. F 


Co. F 


Price, Lawrence E. 


Pvt. 1 CI. 


Pvt. 1 CI. 




Co. D 


2d Bn. 
Hqs. 


iPritchard, Karl D. 


Pvt. 




Co. C 




Pritchard, Robt. J. 


Pvt. 1 CI. 


Corp. 




Co. E 


1st Bn. 
Hqs. 


'Proudfit, Montgomery 


Pvt. 1 CI. 
Co. E 




iProuty, Dwight H. 


Pvt. 
Co. D 





Address. 

6 Bowers St., Nashua, N. H. 
Oilfields, Calif. 

c/o Mrs. N. Pickering, Am- 
hertsberg, Ont., Canada. 

24 S. Heights St., Rock Island, 
111. 

(Unknown.) 

207 Chandler Ave., Pontiac, 

Mich. 
Talmadge, Ohio. 



2012 N. 29th St., Philadel- 
phia, Pa. 

c/o E. J. Anderson, Cisco, 
Tex. 

50 Washington St., Eliza- 
bethtown. Pa. 

Portage des Sioux, Mo. 

906 E. 34th St., Lorain, Ohio. 

c/o Mrs. E. Barnes, Midlo- 
thian, Tex. 
Box 165, Stonington, 111. 

228 Forsythe St., Detroit, 

Mich. 
6519 Ellis Ave., Chicago, 111. 

1510 S. 3d St., St. Louis, Mo. 

c/o Mrs. A. Jones, 119 W. 

14th St., Hutchinson, Kan. 
c/o Mrs. S. Demp.sev, Miami, 

Fla. 
216 Essex St., Syracuse, N. Y. 

1428 W. nth St., Los Ange- 
les, Calif. 

25 Clinton St., Opehka, Ala. 

202 Ainslie St., Brooklyn, 

N. Y. 

c/o Mrs. C. Proudfit, 2015 
Sunset Blvd., Los Angeles, 
Calif. 

23 Grove St., Hudson, Mass. 



REGIMENTAL ROSTER. 



241 



Name. 

'Przelina, Zj^gmvmt E. 
PuUen, Lester F. 
Pullman, John 
Purdue, Hobart D. 
Pursel, Harold R. 
Putman, Israel O. 
Pyles, Ernest E. 
Pyles, Fred R. 

Quinette, Charles E. 
Quinlan, Edward D. 

Quinn, Patrick J. 
Quinn, Richard P. 

Rachaw, Edwin 
Radchik, Andry 
^Raglan, Peter L. 
Rainey, Wm. J. 
Rake, Don 
Ralston, Robert L. 
Ramdowski, Anthony 
Ramsey, Samuel R. 
^Ranzerberger, Walter J, 
Raudenbush, Samuel 
Ravell, Carl H. 
Ray, Frank R. 
iRaymer, Paul W. 



Grade and Company 
or Detachment on 
Leaving Feb. 1, '19. 
r. S. 

Cook 
Co. D 
Pvt. 
Co. D 
Pvt. 
Co. E 
Pvt. 1 CI. 
Co. E 
Pvt. 
Co. B 
Pvt. 
Co. F 
Corp. 
Co. E 
Pvt. 
Co. D 



Pvt. 
Co. D 
Pvt. 
Co. E 
Pvt. 1 CI. 
Co. E 
Pvt. 1 CI. 
Co. B 
Pvt. 1 CI. 
Co. F 
Corp. 
Co. E 
Pvt. 1 CI. 
Co. D 



Corp. 
Co. F 
Sgt. 
Co. E 

Pvt. 

Spec. Det. 
Pvt. 
Co. D 

Pvt. 
Co. F 
Pvt. 
Co. A 
Sgt. Bugl. 
Rg. Hqs. 
Sgt. 
Co. E 
Pvt. 
Co. C 
Pvt. 
Co. C 
Pvt. 
Co. A 
Pvt. 
Co. F 
Pvt. 
Co. F 
Pvt. 
Co. D 
Pvt. 
Co. F 
Pvt. 
Co. E 
Pvt. 
Co. B 



Sgt. 1 CI. 
Co. F 
Mess Sgt. 
Co. E 

Pvt. 
Co. A 
Pvt. 
Co. D 

Pvt. 1 CI. 
Co. F 
Pvt. 
Co. A 



Pvt. 1 CI. 
Co. E 
Pvt. 
Co. C 
Pvt. 1 CI. 
Co. C 
Pvt. 
Co. A 
Pvt. 
Co. F 



Pvt. 1 CI. 
Co. D 
Pvt. 
Co. F 
Pvt. 
Co. E 



Address. 

2441 E. Grand Blvd., De- 
troit, Mich. 

670 Fourteenth St., Oakland, 
Calif. 

Box 5, Burley, Ida. 

1980 Central Ave., Memphis, 

Tenn. 
100 W. Market St., Danville, 

Pa. 
c/o Mrs. N. L. Putman, 

Albuquerque, N. Mex. 
3661 McChnton Ave., Los 

Angeles, Calif, 
c/o Mrs. L. Mclntyre, 1645 

Madison Ave., Huntington, 

W. Va. 

R.F.D. 5, Wilkinsburg, Pa. 

c/o Mrs. E. G. Marlow, 3224 

W. 82d St., Cleveland, 

Ohio. 
4 Chestnut St., Monessen, 

Pa. 
c/o Helen Mase, 90 Sechely 

St., Newark, N. J. 

c/o Mr. Wm. Rachaw, Center 

Hall, Pa. 
401 Denton St., Hamtramck, 

Wayne Co., Mich. 
(Unknown.) 

Clements, Calif. 

Marietta, Ohio. 

R.F.D. 3, Slippery Rock, 

Butler Co., Pa. 
1136 25th St., Detroit, Mich. 

Floydada, Tex. 

814 Enos Ave., Springfield, 

111. 
2382 Doswell Ave., St. Paul, 

Minn. 
33 Hall St., Pontiac, Mich. 

1045 Harlem St., Indianapolis, 

Ind. 
(Unknown.) 



242 



HISTORY OF THE 26TH ENGINEERS. 



Name. 

Read, Donald D. 
Reasoner, Lew 
iRedard, Ernest 
Redfern, Erwin R. 
Redman, Harley H. 
Reeber, Raymond A. 
Reed, John B. 
Reese, William C. 
Rehkopf, Frederick 
Rehrig, Emmett 
Reisner, Fred H. 
Remington, John L. 
Remmele, Jesse L. 
Rex, Hugh C. 



Pvt. 

Co. F 

Pvt. 

Co. B 

Pvt. 

Co. A 

Pvt. 

Co. B 

Pvt. 

Co. A 

Pvt. 

Co. B 

Pvt. 

Co. B 

Pvt. 

Co. A 

Pvt. 

Co. A 

Pvt. 

Co. F 
iReynolds, Chester W. Pvt. 

Co. A 
Reynolds, James R. Corp. 

Co. C 
Rhoades, Harold C. Pvt. 

Co. C 
Richard, Benjamin H. Pvt. 

Co. F 
^Richard, Raymond R. Pvt. 

Co. E 
Richardson, Ernest E. Pvt. 

Co. C 
2Richter, Ben P. Pvt. 

Co. A 
Ridgeway, Morse L. Pvt. 

Co. C 
Rimelen, Harry J. Pvt. 

Co. A 



Grade and Companj- 
or Detachment on Address. 

Leaving Feb. 1, '19. 
U. S. 

Sgt. 1 CI. Sgt. Maj. R.F.D., Edgerly, La. 

Co. A 1st. Bn Hqs. 

Pvt. Pvt. 1 CI. Springfield, Mich. 

Co. D Co. D 

Pvt. c/o Mrs. A. Ischy, R.F.D. 5, 

Co. C Georgetown, Tex. 

Pvt. 1 CI. Wag. E.xeter, Calif. 

Co. D Co. D 

Pvt. 1 CI. 1332 South St., Toledo, Ohio. 

Co. F 

Pvt. 847 Burns Ave., Detroit, 

Co. B Mich. 

Pvt. 1 CI. 550 W. 25th St., Indianapolis, 



Co. A 
Pvt. 
Co. B 
Pvt. 
Co. A 
Pvt. 
Co. B 
Pvt. 
Co. B 
Pvt. 
Co. A 
Corp. 
Co. A 
Pvt. 
Co. F 



Ind. 
Rockdale, Tex. 

819 Willoughby St., Brook- 
lyn, N. Y. 
Slatedale, Pa. 

Box 816, Ranger, Tex. 

208 Alger Ave., Detroit, Mich. 



6506 Central Park Ave., 

Houston, Tex. 
118 W. Mason St., Jackson, 

Mich. 
328 W. Philadelphia Ave., 

Detroit, Mich. 
Sgt. 1 CI. Brookwood, Ala. 
Co. C 

574 Solvay Ave., Detroit, 

Mich. 
8728 State St., E. St. Louis, 

111. 
1223 Colburn St., Toledo, 

Ohio. 
776 Burns Ave., Detroit, 

Mich. 
2116 Common St., Houston, 

Tex. 
Carrington, N. Dak. 



Pvt. 
Co. C 
Pvt. 
Co. F 



Cook 
Co. C 



336 Butler St., Etna, Pa. 



Pvt. 
Co. C 
Pvt. 
Co. A 
Rinear, Edwin H., Jr. Pvt. 1 CI. Pvt. 1 CI. 3218 Kensington Ave., Phila- 

Co. C Co. C delphia. Pa. 

Ritchie, Eugene D. Pvt. 1 CI. Cook 301 S. 5th Ave., Salina, Kan. 

Co. D Co. D 

Ritchie, Wm. B. Pvt. Pvt. 1 CI. Eastwood, Ky. 

Spec. Det. Co. A 
Rivers, Joseph Pvt. 1 CI. Pvt. 1927 Oren Ave., Flint, Mich. 

Co. D Co. D 



REGIMENTAL ROSTER. 



243 



Name. 

Rivett, John 
Roach, Milo B. 
Roberts, Earl O. 
Roberts, Wellesley M. 
Robinson, Raymond B. 
Robischung, Norbert 
Robison, Charles W. 
Rodgers, Daniel L. 
Rodgers, James W. 
Rodgers, Walter E. 
Rodgers, William J. 
Rogers, Arthur H. 

^Rogers, Buford G. 
Rogers, Clarence 
Rohman, Edward F. 
Rohrer, Lyle D. 
Rolando, James W. 
Rolseth, George R. 
Roncarati, Amedeo 
Ross, David A. 
Ross, Frank 
Rossman, Beecher N. 
Roth, James V. 
Rotharmel, Jacob L. 
Row, Jesse C. 
'Roy, Charles W. 
Rubin, Charles W. 



Grade and Company 

or Detachment on 
Lea\'ing Feb. 1, '19. 

r. S. 



Pvt. 
Co. C 
Pvt. 
Co. E 
Pvt. 
Co. E 
Pvt. 
Co. E 
Sgt. 
Co. E 
Pvt. 
Co. C 
Pvt. 
Co. D 
Pvt. 
Co. A 
Sgt. 
Co. F 
Pvt. 
Co. B 
Pvt. 
Co. B 
Pvt. 
Co. F 

Pvt. 
Co. A 
Pvt. 
Co. A 
Corp. 
Co. C 
Pvt. 
Co. F 
Pvt. 
Co. F 
Pvt. 
Co. A 
Pvt. 
Co. C 
Pvt. 
Co. F 
Pvt. 
Co. C 
Pvt. 
Co. F 
Sgt. 1 CI. 
Co. D 
Pvt. 

Spec. Det. 
Pvt. 

Spec. Det. 
Pvt. 
Co. B 
Pvt. 
Rg. Hqs. 



Pvt. 
Co. C 
Pvt. 
Co. E 
Pvt. 1 CI. 
Co. E 
Pvt. 
Co. E 
Sgt. 1 CI. 
Co. E 
Pvt. 1 CI. 
Co. C 
Pvt. 
Co. D 
Sgt. 
Co. A 
Sgt. 1 CI. 
Co. F 
Pvt. 
Co. B 
Pvt. 
Co. B 
Pvt. 
Co. F 



Pvt. 
Co. A 
Corp. 
Co. C 
Pvt. 1 CI. 
Co. F 
Sgt. 
Co. F 
Wag. 
Co. A 
Pvt. 
Co. C 
Pvt. 1 CI. 
Co. F 
Pvt. 
Co. C 
Pvt. 
Co. F 
Sgt. 
Co. D 
Pvt. 
Co. A 
Pvt. 1 CI. 
Co. A 



Wag. 
Co. C 



Address. 

159 W. Fort St., Detroit, 

Mich. 
535 E. Main St., Ashland, 

Ohio. 
431 N. Orchard St., Logan, 

Ohio. 
617 Cherry St., Seattle, Wash. 

c/o Miss C. L. Robinson, 

Friendship, N. Y. 
178 Ridgeway Ave., Oakland, 

Calif. 
Cottage Grove, Ore. 

113 Sandy Alley, Johnstown, 

Pa. 
Drumright, Okla. 

Reynoldsville, Pa. 

3558 Stouton St., Philadel- 
phia, Pa. 

c/o Mrs. A. Radziejaski, 749 
E. Ferry Ave., Detroit, 
Mich. 

Mt. Olive, Miss. 

3338 D St., Philadelphia, Pa. 

1635 W. 60th St., Chicago, 111. 

Grass Lake, Jackson Co., 

Mich. 
Helper, Utah. 

Walum, N. Dak. 

c/o G. Roncarati, Renazzo 

Ferrara, Italy. 
52 Pasadena Ave., Highland 

Park, Mich, 
c/o Emma Noth, 2220 Wal- 

tham PI., Canton, Ohio. 
503 N. Johnson Ave., Pon- 

tiac, Mich. 
Huron, Calif. 

Cheat Haven, Pa. 

Box 260, Jenks, Okla. 

(Unknown.) 

711 Broadway, San Diego, 
Calif. 



244 



HISTORY OF THE 2f)TH ENGINEERS. 



Name. 

Rucker, Leonard A. 
Rumpa, Arthur T. 
Runyon, John H. 
iRussell, Clarence A. 
Russell, James M. 
Russell, John W. 
Russo, Carmen A. 
Ruth, Cyrus V. 
Ryan, Frank J. 
Ryan, Thomas J., Jr. 

Salley, Grover C. 
Santoski, Leo 
Saul, David 
Savage, Gale P. 
Savage, Hugh 
Savageaux, Adelard 
Sayles, Frederick 
Schaal, William J. 
Schellhammer, C. E. 
Schieldge, Raymond 
Schilling, Paul 

Schmid, Charles Pvt. 

Co. D 
Schmidt, Frank H. Pvt. 

Co. F 
Schneider, William F. Pvt. 

Co. E 
Schnuirger, Martin H. Pvt. 

Co. A 
SchoU, Warren G. ■ Pvt. 

Co. E 
Schott, Albert J. 



Grade and Company 

or Detachment on 

Leaving Feb. 1. '19. 

r. S. 
Pvt. 
Co. F 
Pvt. 
Co. E 
Pvt. 
Co. C 
Cook 
Rg. Hq.s. 
Pvt. 
Co. A 
Pvt. 



Addres.s. 



Pvt. 1 CI. 50.3 E. 7th St., Winfield, 



Co. F 
Pvt. 
Co. E 
Pvt. 
Co. C 



Wag. 
Co. A 
Pvt. 
Spec. Det. Co. B 
Pvt. Pvt. 

Spec. Det. Co. A 
Pvt. Pvt. 

Spec. Det. Co. A 
Pvt. Pvt. 

Co. B Co. B 

Pvt. 1 CI. Pvt. 
Co. F Co. F 



Kan. 
476 13th St., Detroit, Mich. 

526 Elm St., Huntington, 
W. Va. 

(Unknown.) 

c/o Mr. C. G. Nichols, 805 
Pease Ave., Houston, Tex. 
Marion, Va. 

2072 First Ave., N. Y. City, 

N. Y. 
Princeton, Mo. 

304 N. Washington Ave., 
Wilkesbarre, Pa. 

5 Washington St., Fort Ed- 
ward, N. Y. 



Pvt. 


Pvt. 1 


Co. B. 


Co. B 


Pvt. 


Pvt. 


Co. F 


Co. F 


Pvt. 


Wag. 


Co. D 


Co. D 


Pvt. 


Pvt. 


Co. F 


Co. F 


Pvt. 


Pvt. 


Co. F 


Co. F 


Pvt. 


Pvt. 


Co. C 


Co. C 


Pvt. 


Pvt. 


Co. A 


Co. A 


Pvt. 


Pvt. 


Co. A 


Co. A 


Pvt. 


Pvt. 


Co. F 


Co. F 


Pvt. 


Pvt. 


Co. D 


Co. D 


Pvt. 1 CI. 


Pvt. 


Co. E 


Co. E 



Pvt. 1 CI. Markham, Tex. 

95 Peterson St., Detroit, 

Mich. 
623 Eleventh Ave., S.E., 

Roanoke, W. Va. 
516 Thayer St., Flint, Mich. 

1.52 Pleasant Ave., St. Paul, 
Minn. 

21 Ascension St., Worcester, 
Mass. 

48 Richmond St., Detroit, 
Mich. 

231 Pringle Ave., Jackson, 
Mich. 

1805 Market St., Philadel- 
phia, Pa. 

Box 25, Chester, Conn. 

167 Pearl St., Paterson, N. J. 



Pvt. 92 Charles St., Cold water, 

Co. D Mich. 

Pvt. 1 CI. 1416 Mason St., Flint, Mich. 

Co. F 

Pvt. 39 Cummings St., Rochester, 

Co. E N. Y. 

Pvt. 2340 Hickorv St., St. Louis, 

Co. A Mo. 

Pvt. 688 Filbert St., Allentown, 

Co. E Pa. 

Pvt. 1 CI. Corp. 1351 Cryer Ave., Hyde Park, 

Co. D Co. D Cincinnati, Ohio. 



REGIMENTAL ROSTER. 



245 





Grade and Company 


Name. 


or Detac 


hment on 




Leaving 


Feb. 1, '19. 




U.S. 




Schroeder, Arthur W 


. Pvt. 


Pvt. 1 CI. 




Co. F 


Co. F 


Schroeder, Paul 


Pvt. 


Pvt. 1 CI. 




Co. D 


Co. D 


Schultz, Otto M. 


Pvt. 


Pvt. 




Co. A 


Co. A 


'Schultz, Rudolph W. 


H. Pvt. 1 CI 
Co. C 




Schumacher, T. F. 


Pvt. 


Cook 




Co. B 


Co. B 


Schweinbach, Gustave Pvt. 1 CI 


. Pvt. 1 CI. 




Co. C 


Co. C 


Scites, Eldon W. 


Pvt. 1 CI, 


. Sgt. 




Co. F 


Co. F 


Scobiick, Albert A. 


Pvt. 


Pvt. 




Co. F 


Co. F 


'Scott, Paul H. 


Pvt. 
Co. D 




Scott, Robert D. 


Pvt. 


Pvt. 




Co. C 


Co. C 


Scovel, Clyde A. 


Pvt. 


Pvt. 1 CI. 




Co. A 


Co. A 


Scozzari, Frank 


Pvt. 


Pvt. 




Co. B 


Co. B 


Seaman, Carlton L. 


Pvt. 


Pvt. 1 CI. 




Co. B 


Co. B 


Sedita, Charles 


Pvt. 


Pvt. 




Co. A 


Co. A 


'"Sellers, Harvey F. 


Pvt. 
Co. A 




Sena, Alfred G. 


Pvt. 


Pvt. 




Spec. Det, 


. Co. B 


Senft, Martin G. 


Pvt. 


Pvt. 




Spec. Det, 


. Co. A 


Settler, Michael 


Pvt. 


Pvt. 




Co. A 


Co. A 


sSharp, Wadley E. 


Pvt. 
Co. E 




Shaw, Alfred 


Pvt. 


Pvt. 




Co. C 


Co. C 


Shaw, Ernest L. 


Pvt. 


Pvt. 




Co. D 


Co. D 


Shay, William F. 


Pvt. 


Pvt. 




Co. F 


Co. F 


Shelby, Leon 


Pvt. 


Pvt. 




Co. F 


Co. F 


Shellito, Clyde F. 


Pvt. 


Pvt. 




Co. B 


Co. B 


Shelor, James 


Pvt. 


Pvt. 




Spec. Det. 


Co. B 


Sheppard, Oscar B. 


Pvt. 1 CI. 


Pvt. 1 CI. 




Med. C. 


Med. C. 


Sheridan, Thomas F. 


Pvt. 1 CI. 


Pvt. 




Co. D 


Co. D 



Address. 

1028 Tyler Ave., Highland 

Park, Mich. 
315 Backus St., Jack-^on, 

Mich. 
169 E. High St., Detroit, 

Mich. 
Master Engr., Sr. Gr., Office 

of Chief of Engineers, 

U.S.A., Washington, D. C. 
Tacoma Park, Wa.shington, 

D. C. 
Charles Kinzbach, Central 

Fire Station, Houston, Tex. 
Myra, W. Va. 

1119 X. 4th St., Philadelphia, 

Pa. 
R.F.D. .5, Burlington, Kan. 

Seminole, Gaines Co., Tex. 

516 W. Broadway, Lewis- 
town, Mont. 
349^ Degraw St., Brooklyn, 

355 Ganfield Ave., W., De- 
troit, Mich. 

42 Pennsylvania Ave., Roch- 
ester, N. Y. 

1219 Glenwood Ave., Flint, 
Mich. 

Las Vegas, N. Mex. 

5040 Spring Grove Ave., 

Cincinnati, Ohio. 
244 29th St., Detroit, Mich. 

Waycross, Ga. 

714 E. 8th St., Chester, Pa. 

1352 G St., Washington, 

D. C. 
208 Parkwood Ave., Detroit, 

Mich. 
R.F.D. 2, Davidsburg, Mich. 

Cora McKay, 1523 Fallow- 
field Ave., Pittsburg, Pa. 
Radford, Va. 

1117 E. Locast St., Deca- 
tur, 111. 

80 Summer St., Albert Lea, 
Minn. 



246 



HISTORY OF THE 26TH ENGINEERS. 



Name. 

Sherman, Isadore 

Shields, Thomas L. 

Shifflett, Clarence E. 
'Shipley, Ben F. 
iShort, Aud 

SibUla, Francesco 

Simonson, John G. 

Simpson, Henry E. 
'Simpson, Hugh W. 
'Simpson, Jerry H. 
'Simpson, Russell G. 

Sims, Dozier L. 
'Sinclair, William 

Sinkiewicz, Alexander 

Skaggs, Jesse A. 

Skelton, George A. 

Skinner, Harold G. 
Skinner, Solomon 
Slater, Harold A. 
Sloan, Francis T. 
Smith, Allan G. 
Smith, Aubrey J. 
Smith, Davis C. 
Smith, Douglas W. 
Smith, Duke D. 
Smith, Edward W. 
Smith, Frank L. 



Grade and Company 
or Detachment on 
Leaving Feb. I, '19. 
U. S. 



Pvt. 



Pvt. 



Spec. Det. Co. B 

Pvt. Pvt. 1 CI. 

Co. C Co. C 

Sgt. Sgt. 

Med. C. Med. C. 

Corp. 

Co. A 

Pvt. 

Co. C 

Pvt. Pvt. 1 CI. 

Spec. Det. Co. A 

Pvt. 1 CI. Pvt. 1 CI. 



Co. F 
Pvt. 
Co. E 
Pvt. 
Co. D 
Sgt. 1 CI. 
Co. C 
Pvt. 
Co. B 
Pvt. 
Co. E 
Pvt. 
Co. B 
Pvt. 
Co. D 
Pvt. 
Co. C 
Pvt. 
Co. F 

Pvt. 
Co. E 
Pvt. 

Spec. Det. 
Pvt. 
Co. B 
Pvt. 
Co. F 
Pvt. 
Co. A 
Pvt. 
Co. B 
Pvt. 
Co. F 
Pvt. 

Spec. Det. 
Pvt. 

Spec. Det. 
Pvt. 
Co. A 
Pvt. 
Co. B 



Co. F 
Pvt. 
Co. E 



Pvt. 
Co. E 



Pvt. 1 CI. 
Co. D 
Pvt. / 
Co. C 
Pvt. 1 CI. 
Co. F 

Pvt. 1 CI. 
Co. E 
Pvt. 
Co. B 
Corp. 
Co. B 
Pvt. 1 CI. 
Co. F 
Pvt. 
Co. A 
Pvt. 
Co. B 
Wag. 
Co. F 
Pvt. 1 CI. 
Co. B 
Pvt. 
Co. A 
Corp. 
Co. A 
Pvt. 1 CI. 
Co. B 



Address. 

1844 Wylie Ave., Pittsburg, 

Pa. 
Lancaster, Wash. 

Mrs. Grace Kingsland, 333 
East St., Grinnell, la. 

1927 Coulder Ave., Beau- 
mont, Tex. 

R.F.D. 2, Docena, Ala. 

1146 Ocean Ave., Ozone Park, 

Long Island, N. Y. 
512 S. 2d St., Provo, Utah. 

Mrs. Mary E. Paxton, 44 
Kinzel Ave., Nutley, N. J. 
Shale, Calif. 

124 N. Corondolet St., Los 

Angeles, Calif. 
320 Lincoln Ave., Detroit, 

Mich. 
Duran, N. Mex. 

(Unknown.) 

c/o John Slowik, 1454 Cornell 

St., Chicago, 111. 
Burkournett, Tex. 

c/o Forest R. Hanley, 730 
Northeast Ave., Jackson, 
Mich. 

Tecumseh, Mich. 

New Molnors, Ohio. 
Box 215, McGill, Nev. 

999 E. Lafayette Ave., Jack- 

.sonville, 111. 
1500 Van Buren St., Saginaw, 

Mich. 
1405 North St., Vicksburg, 

Miss. 
906 6th St., Bay City, Mich. 

1825 Beverly St., Richmond, 

Va. 
Tulsa, Okla. 

504 Lamar Ave., Selma, Ala. 

Nacogdoches, Tex. 



REGIMENTAL ROSTER. 



247 



Name. 

Smith, Hall J. 
Smith, Henry L. 
Smith, Ivan T. 

Smith, Karroll F. 

Smith, Monroe J. 

Smith, Obbie O. 
iSmith, Orville, V. 

Smith, Otis P. 
"Smith, Sam K. 

Smith, Walter W. 

Smith, William L. 

Smolinski, Walter 
^Smoot, Richard L. 

SneU, Charles B. 

Snell, Harry R. 

Snodgrass, Earl J. 
'Snow, Abner W. 
i°Snow, Oscar H. 

Snyder, Augustus C. 

Snyder, John W. 

Snyder, Victor 

Snyer, Everett 

Solomon, Arthur M. 

Soper, Frederick C. 

Sorter, John Y. 
i^Southwick, Jerial I. 
'Speakman, Frank 



Grade and Company 
or Detachment on 

Leaving Feb. 1, '19. 
U. S. 

Pvt. Pvt. 

Co. E Co. E 

Sgt. Sgt. 

Co. C Co. C 

Pvt. Pvt. 

Co. D 2d Bn. 
Hqs. 
Pvt. 1 CI. Sgt. 

Med. C. Med. C. 

Pvt. Corp. 

Co. B Co. B 

Pvt. Pvt. 

Co. A Co. A 
Pvt. 
Co. A 

Pvt. Pvt. 1 CI. 

Co. C Co. C 
Corp. 
Co. E 

Corp. Corp. 

Co. D Co. D 

Pvt. Pvt. 

Co. D Co. D 

Pvt. Pvt. 

Co. F Co. F 
Pvt. 
Co. A 

Pvt. Pvt. 1 CI. 

Co. A Co. A 

Pvt. Pvt. 

Co. A Co. A 

Pvt. Pvt. 

Co. A Co. A 
Pvt. 
Co. D 
Pvt. 
Co. B 

Pvt. 1 CI. Pvt. 1 CI. 

Co. E Co. E 

Pvt. Pvt. 

Co. F Co. F 

Corp. Corp. 

Co. D Co. D 

Pvt. Pvt. 

Co. E Co. E 

Pvt. Pvt. 

Co. A Co. A 

Pvt. Pvt. 

Co. A Co. A 

Pvt. Pvt. 

Co. E Co. E 
Pvt. 
Co. C 
Pvt. 
Co. C 



Address. 



431 S. Payson St., Baltimore, 

Md. 
Elks Club, Tulsa, Okla. 

1723 Vinewood Ave., Detroit, 
Mich. 

1302 E. Jackson St., Muncie, 

Ind. 
211 W. Coover St., Me- 

chanicsburg. Pa. 
Anahuac, Tex. 

Carrizozo, N. Mex. 

c/o John Queen, R.F.D. 2, 

Connelly Springs, N. C. 
c/o Mr. Frank O. Smith, 

Cleveland, Tex. 
623 Encina Ave., Visalia, 

Calif. 
1205 E. 62d St., Los Angeles, 

Calif. 
517 Grandy Ave., Detroit, 

Mich. 
2315 J Ave., Galveston, Tex. 

1335 E. McKinley St., Sa- 

pulpa, Okla. 
6 Young St., Madison, Me. 

Weirton, W. Va. 

c/o Mrs. S. S. Steel, 349 Cor- 

nis St., Defiance, Ohio. 
(Unknown.) 

Delta, Leeds County, Ont., 

Canada. 
202 State St., Eaton Rapids, 

Mich. 
Apt. 418, 146 Massachusetts 

Ave., Boston, Mass. 
Box 121, Loomis St., Bedford, 

Mass. 
944 Gates Ave., Brooklyn, 

N. Y. 
170 Congress St., Brooklyn, 

N. Y. 
1236 Butler St., Adrian, Mich. 

Jasper, Ala. 

Box 1010, Coalinga, Calif. 



248 



HISTORY OF THE 26TH ENGINEERS. 



Name. 

Speer, Thomas H. 
Spencer, Meredith D. 
^Spero, William 
Spicer, Clyde D. 

Spiers, John J. 

Spoon, Harvey J. 

Springfield, John E. 
^Sproul, Harry C. 
'Stage, Joseph T. 

Stamatopoulos, John 
i°Stanabeele, Jesse J. 

Standish, Albert 
'Starkweather,WalterH . 

St. Aubin, Louis A. 

Steck, Xevin H. 

Steelman, Harry 

Steen, Orrie H. 

Steffee, Ray E. 

Stein, George L. 

Stein, John A. 

Stephens, Thomas 
'Sternburg, Pearl B. 

Stevens, Delarma T. 

Stevenson, Harry 
'Stevenson, Richard 

Steward, Carlyle M. 



Grade and 


Comoany 




or Detachment on 


Address. 


Leaving 


Feb. 1. '19. 




U. S. 






Pvt. 


Pvt. 


1008 Delaware Ave., Wil- 


Co. B 


Co. B 


mington, Del. 


Pvt. 1 CI. 


Corp. 


139 Larrabee St., Sherman, 


Co. D 


Co. D 


Calif. 


Pvt. 


Pvt. 


352 Grove St., Brooklyn, 


Co. A 


Co. A 


N. Y. 


Pvt. 


Pvt. 


Bedford, Wayne Co., Mich. 


Co. F 


2dBn. 
Hqs. 




Sgt. 


M.E.J.G. 


Lyme, Conn. 


Co. B 


1st Bn. 
Hqs. 




Pvt. 


Pvt. 1 CI. 


El Paso, Tex. 


Co. D 


Co. D 




Pvt. 1 CI. 


Pvt. I CI. 


Miss Charlotte Gelzer, 3736 


Co. D 


Co. D 


Adir St., Los Angeles, Calif. 


Sgt. 




771 Drexel Ave., Detroit, 


Co. C 




Mich. 


Wag. 




Mrs. Gleason, 6810 Virginia 


Co. C 




Ave., St. Louis, Mo. 


Pvt. 


Pvt. 


Bosilios Racheotis, 251 Har- 


Co. E 


Co. E 


vard St., Brookline, Mass. 


Pvt. 




Orient, Mich. 


Co. A 






Pvt. 


Pvt. 


R.F.D. 3, Bradley, Mich. 


Co. E 


Co. E 




Pvt. 1 CI. 




Master Engr., Office of Chief 


Co. C 




of Engineers, U. S. A., 
Washington, D. C. 


Corp. 


Pvt. 


660 St. Claire Ave., Detroit, 


Co. E 


Co. E 


Mich. 


Pvt. 1 CI. 


Pvt. 1 CI. 


2946 Church Ave., Mt. Oliver 


Co. E 


Co. E 


Station, Pittsburg, Pa. 


Pvt. 


Pvt. 


Mrs. Nettie Wilson, Bergen- 


Co. B 


Co. B 


field, N. J. 


Wag. 


Sgt. 


Conoquenessing, Butler Co., 


Rg. Hqs. 


Rg. Hqs. 


Pa. 


Pvt. 


Sgt. 


512 N. Okmulgee St., Okmul- 


Co. A 


Co. A 


gee, Okla. 


Pvt. 


Pvt. 


R.D. 4, Elm Grove, W. Va. 


Co. A 


Co. A 




Pvt. 


Pvt. 


43 Edson St., Corona, Long 


Co. E 


Co. E 


Island, N. Y. 


Pvt. 


Corp. 


4S43 Nebraska Ave., St. 


Med. C. 


Med. C. 


liOuis, Mo. 


Pvt. 




(Unknown.) 


Co. D 






Pvt. 


Wag. 


Maricopa, Calif. 


Co. D 


Co. D 




Sgt. 1 CI. 


Pvt. 


180 Custer Ave., Detroit, 


Co. F 


Co. F 


Mich. 


Pvt. 




(Unknown.) 


Co. B 






Pvt. 


Pvt. 


28 Orchard St., Cumberland, 


Co. C 


Co. C 


Md. 



REGIMENTAL ROSTER. 



249 



Name. 

Stewart, Roy L. 
Stewart, Thomas 
Stewart, Wayne X. 
Stickle, Charles E. 
"Stiles, Lester L. 
Stilling, Lauritz 

Stirewalt, Vernon C. 
Stockburger, Fred X. 
Stolle, Louis H. 
Stone, Hugh C. 
loStone, Lewis B. 
Stouffer, Charles H. 

Stout, Fred W. 
Stoven, Clarence R. 
Strachen, Hamlet G. 

Stratton, George A. 
Strauss, Joseph 
Street, John Z. 

Streigl, Albert R. 
'"Strong, Henry G. 

Stroshine, Edward A. 

Stuber, William H. 
'Sugg, Charles P. 
'Sugg, Herman E. 

Suits, Elihu E. 



Grade and Company 




or Detacl 


bment on 


Address. 


Leaving 


Feb. 1. "19. 




U. S. 






Pvt. 


Pvt. 1 CI. 


Box 379, East Akron, Ohio. 


Co. C 


Co. C 




Pvt. 


Pvt. 


1924 S. Lambert St., Phila- 


Co. D 


Co. D 


delphia, Pa. 


Pvt. 


Pvt. 


2112 X. 43d St., Seattle, 


Co. B 


Co. B 


Wash. 


Pvt. 


Pvt. 


1402 Lyons St., Flint, Mich. 


Co. F 


Co. F 




Pvt. 




524 W. 24th St., Detroit, 


Co. A 




iMich. 


Sgt. 


Sgt. 


Miss Amy Connelly, 136 


Co. F 


Co. F 


Fountain Ave., Detroit, 
Mich. 


Corp. 


Corp. 


c/o Hasty Wright Co., River- 


Co. A 


Co. A 


ton, Minn. 


Pvt. 


Pvt. 


1216 Gibbs Ave., X.E., Can- 


Co. C 


Co. C 


ton, Ohio. 


Pvt. 1 CI. 


Sgt. 1 CI. 


R.F.D. 1, Converse, Bexar 


Co. A 


Co. A 


Co., Tex. 


Pvt. 1 CI. 


Pvt. 1 CI. 


85 Fairview St., Dorchester, 


Co. E 


Co. E 


Mass. 


Pvt. 1 CI. 




332 Yeoman St., Ionia, Mich. 


Co. C 






Pvt. 


Pvt. 


4130 S. High St., St. Louis, 


Co. A 


1st Bn. 
Hqs. 


Mo. 


Pvt. 


Pvt. 1 CI. 


Lynch, Ky. 


Co. D 


Co. D 




Pvt. 


Pvt. 1 CI. 


676 Stryker Ave., St. Paul, 


Co. D 


Co. D 


Minn. 


Pvt. 


Pvt. 


38 Mada Ave., W., Xew 


Co. D 


Co. D 


Brighton, Staten Island, 
X.Y. 


Pvt. 


Pvt. 1 CI. 


Lulu Temple, 663 Main St., 


Co. D 


Co. D 


Woburn, Mass. 


Pvt. 


Pvt. 


1150 Louis St., Camden, X". J. 


Co. E 


Co. E 




Pvt. 1 CI. 


M.E.S.G. 


318 Mercantile Bldg., Xew- 


Spec. Det. 


1st Bn. 
Hqs. 


castle. Pa. 


Pvt. 1 CI. 


Pvt. 1 CI. 


Milton Junction, Wis. 


Co. E 


Co. E 




Pvt. 




Pontotoc, Mason Co., Tex. 


Co. A 






Pvt. 


Pvt. 


Box 62, Martin, Ottawa Co., 


Co. C 


Co. C 


Ohio. 


Pvt. 


Pvt. 1 CI. 


Xiangua, Mo. 


Co. D 


Co. D 




Pvt. 




(Unknown.) 


Co. B 






Pvt. 




(Unknown.) 


Co. B 






Sgt. 


M.E.J.G. 


Blythe, Calif. 


Co. E 


Rg. Hqs. 





250 



HISTORY OF THE 26TH ENGINEERS. 



Name. 

Sullivan, Aloysius W. 
Sullivan, John J. 
Sullivan, Leo J. 
Sullivan, Thomas P. 
Sullivan, William L. 
i»Sutton, Robert T. 
Swafford, Dudley 
Swanberg, Henning P. 
Swanson, Claus R. 
Swanson, Edwin S. 
Swarner, Clarence O. 
Sweetman, Arthur J. 
Szachta, John 
Szlempek, Kasper 
Szudarek, Lawrence 

Taggart, James 

Talty, Andrew F. 

^Tankersley, Daniel L. 
Tarbutton, Verdie E. 
Tarchesky, Anthony F. 
Tarpley, Dee 
Tassin, B(mij. H. 



Grade and Company 

or Detachment on 
Leaving Feb. 1, '19. 
U. S. 

Pvt. Pvt. 1 CI. 

Co. F Co. F 

Corp. Pvt. 

Co. E Co. E 

Wag. Wag. 

Co. C Co. C 

Pvt. Pvt. 

Spec. Det. Co. A 

Pvt. Pvt. 

Co. F Co. F 
Pvt. 
Co. B 

Pvt. Pvt. 

Med. C. Med. C. 

Pvt. Pvt. 

Co. C Co. C 

Pvt. Pvt. 

Spec. Det. Co. B 

Pvt. Pvt. 

Co. E Co. D 

Pvt. Corp. 

Med. C. Med. C. 

Pvt. Corp. 

Co. A Co. A 

Pvt. Pvt. 

Co. A Co. A 

Pvt. Cook 

Spec. Det. Co. A 

Pvt. Pvt. 

Co. A Co. A 

Sgt. 1 CI. M.E.J.G. 

Co. D 2d Bn. 
Hqs. 

Pvt. 1 CI. Corp. 

Co. C Co. F 

Pvt. 
Co. B 

Pvt. Pvt. 1 CI. 

Co. A Co. A 

Pvt. 1 CI. Pvt. 1 CI. 

Co. B Co. B 

Pvt. Pvt. 

Spec. Det. Co. B 

Pvt. Pvt. 1 CI. 

Co. E Co. E 



Tate, Thomas A. Pvt. Pvt. 

Co. C Co. C 

Tavernier, Raymond O. Pvt. 1 CI. Pvt. 1 CI. 

Co. E Co. E 

Taylor, Chester A. Pvt. Pvt. 

Co. C Co. C 



Address. 



95 Old Bergen Road, Jersey 

Citv, N. J. 
536 Dean St., Brooklyn, N. Y. 

112 Stewart St., Petersboro, 
Ont., Canada. 

Eagle Club, 140 W. 8th St., 
Erie, Pa. 

429 E. North St., Jackson- 
ville, 111. 

(Unknown.) 

Pikeville, Tenn. 

1549 Taylor Ave., St. Paul, 

Minn. 
Bay City, Wis. 

1106 6th St., X.E., Little 

Falls, Minn. 
Gilroy, Calif. 

11225 St. Clare Ave., N.E., 

Cleveland, Ohio. 
565 Edwin Ave., Hamtramck, 

Mich. 
521 W. 50th St., N. Y. City, 

N. Y. 
Mrs. Eleanor McCarthy, 60 

Maple St., Detroit, Mich. 

112 N. Nice St., Frackville, 
Pa. 

c/o Mrs. N. Thomas, 1213 
Kent St., Santa Monica. 
Calif. 

Winchester, 111. 

Box 265, Granfield, Okla. 

266 High St., West Detroit, 

Mich. 
Lockhart, Tex. 

c/o Miss I. Delottas, 7148 
New Basin Shell Road, 
West End, New Orleans, 
La. 

c/o J. J. Allen, 292 E. Main 
St., Amsterdam, N. Y. 

742 S. Robert St., St. Paul, 
Minn. 

c/o Mrs. L. Coon, R.F.D. 5, 
Leslie, Mich. 



llKdlMKN TAIi KOSPKlt. 2r) I 

( iI'Mlll' Itnil ( 'cllll|lMIIV 

Niirno. Ill' Di'dicliiiiciil dii A<IiIii'nn, 

I.I'MVillK I''''lp I , 'I'.' 

I ,'< 

i:;.!l Kill.(.iirn<- Si., Si-jitllc, 

VVii.m1i. 
<•/<) H, I'', Condi icli Co., 

Akron, njuo, 
I'JIi.'". I'iMil Si., riiil:i.|.l|.liiii, 

I'll, 
HI'. I). •!, 'I'liiiKT, Midi. 

( loo.Mc ( 'reck , 'I'cx. 

(ill ( "olc KI(Ir., Sum l''iiiiiciMco, 
Ciihr. 

Noll llpoll , l,c(' I ;i II .1 II ( 'o,, 

Mirl, 
Noll li|M)rl , I , r I' I .'I II .'III ( '()., 

Midi, 
ll.il S. lOlii Ave, Uiniimp;- 

lintii, Alti. 
c/o Mr. I'\ Wii,lk<T, :{| Ur.Mi- 

loii A VI'., Duly ( 'ity, < 'ulil'. 
.'{I7 l'iitinii,ii Ave, Driroil, 

Midi. 
V.Vl'.', 'J nil Si., D.'lioit, Mirli. 

'2;',l() l.'.lli Si,, MiTKJiiiii, MiMH. 

.'{(HI lliurisoii Ave, Di-troil, 

Midi. 
■JOO'.I I':. Main Si., I'IIwochI, 

IikI. 
( I 'iikiiowii.) 

I'';iriiiiii('l MM, ( !oiiii . 



r.O.S W. IhI, Si,., ThIhh, Ok hi. 

Spec. Del,. Co. |{ 

'riioiiiiiHoii, I''. V. I'vl. I ('I. I'vl I ('I I liirri.shiirR, 'r<'x. 

Co. A r^^. \ 

'i'lioitipHoii, Ardiio 11. I'vt. I'vl. I'.ox 'M\, Wiiiiiciiiiiccii, N(;v. 

Co. A Co. A 

ThoiiipHoii, Cluirlcs C. I'vl,. i'vl,. r/o MrH. A. It. O'Nciil, M\ 

(!<)(! Co. C I'' o r <! H I, Ave.., CoiiliiiRa, 

Calif. 

Thom|)Hon, David L. I'vl,. I'vl,. I i'\. SIU hraiiHif(»rl,(' Si,., Viillcjo, 

Co. C Co. C Calif. 

Thomj)flon, Ddlx'rl, A. I'vl,. I'vl,. Mox f)*)!, VVaytio, Midi. 

Co. (; Co. C 

'riionipHori, Mdward I'vl. I'vl. 702 Malx'ock Hi., Man Clain-, 

Co. I-' (;<). I'' VVi.s. 

TliotripHoii, l''rarik I'l. I'vl. WaR. .'{•'»:{ Orchard Kaki' Ave, I'on- 

Co. I'" Co. I'' liar, Midi. 

'riiompHon, lliraiii .1. I'vl. I'vl. 1 1 12 Iowa Si,., Sioux (jly, la. 

Spre Del. Co. U 



Taylor, l''r('d S. 


I'vl. 
Co. C 


SrI. 
Co, c 


'Taylor, .lolm |{. 


I'vl. 1 C 
Co. A 


1, 


T.aylor, l,roii!iid 1'',. 


I'vt. 
Co. U 


I'vl, 
Co, It 


Tcadioiil, Harold I'l. 
'Tca.Riic, Will. I'l. 


I'vl.. 
Co. V\ 
SrI.. 
Co. A 


I'vt. 
I{r II<|s 


''T('<'plc, .lolill ( 1. 
TdRard, lliiiold l{. 


( 'orp. 
Co, V] 
I'vl. 


I'vl. 


TtilRanl, Martin (". 


Co. 1'' 
I'vl, 


Co. 1' 

I'vt. 




(!o. 1-' 


Co, V 


T(uri('rHon, ( "liarles W. 
Triiiplc, Win. 
Terry, I'ldvvard U. 


I'vt, 
Co A 
I'vL 1 C 
(!o. 1) 
I'vl,. 
Co. A 


I'vl,. 
Co ,\ 

1. I'vl, 1 (; 

Co, 1) 
Cook 
Co, A 


Terry, 1 jester 
'Tew, Hol)l. S. 
TewH, Will. II. 


I'vl,. 
( !o. A 
I'vl,. 
Co. M 
(!orp. 
Co. C 


I'vl. 
Co. A 

HrI,. 
Co. C 


Tliotnari, Carl 


I'vl,, 
Co, 1) 


I'vl. 
Co. 1) 


'■''J'liotnaH, lOverell, ( !. 
Tliotna.^, Howard (^. 

Thoiii.is, Williatn 1'. 


I'vl. 
Co. W 
I'vl,. 
Co. A 

I'vl, 


SrI,. 
IhI, Un. 

ll<|.M, 

I'vl, 



252 



HISTORY OF THE 26TH ENGINEERS. 



Name. 

Thompson, Lewis J. 
Tierney, Robt. F. 
Tiffany, Paul K. 
Tilley, Clarence J. 
Tinker, William N. 
Todd, Wm., Jr. 
ToUe, Francis M. 
ToUifson, Oscar T. 
^Tompkins, Felton S. 
iTousley, Earl N. 
Toy, Frank L. 
Trace, Walden L. 
Train, John H. 
Travis, George D. 
Trautfield, Joseph 
Treece, Isaac N. 
Trout, Harvey E. 
Truitt, Henry 
Truman, Frank A. 
Tuft, William J. 
Turkish, Henry M. 
Turkish, Lewis L. 
Turner, Clarence T. 
Turner, William M. 
Turnipseed, Thomas A. 
Twichell, Edgar C. 

Tynion, Francis D. 



Grade and Company 
or Detachment on 
Leaving Feb. 1, '10. 
U. S. 

Pvt. Pvt. 

Co. E Co. E 

Pvt. Pvt. 

Co. D Co. D 

Pvt. Pvt. 

Co. E Co. E 

Pvt. Pvt. 

Spec. Det. Co. A 

Pvt. Corp. 

Co. B Co. B 

Pvt. Pvt. 

Co. C Co. C 

Pvt. Pvt. 

Co. C Co. C 

Pvt. Pvt. 1 CI. 

Co. D Co. D 
Corp. 
Co. B 
Pvt. 
Co. C 

Pvt. 1 CI. Pvt. 

Co. C Co. C 

Pvt. Pvt. 

Co. F Co. F 

Pvt. Pvt. 1 CI. 

Co. A Co. A 

Pvt. Pvt. 

Co. F Co. F 

Pvt. Pvt. 1 CI. 

Spec. Det. Co. A 

Pvt. 1 CI. Corp. 

Co. C Co. C 

Pvt. 1 CI. Sgt. 

Co. F Co. F 

Pvt. Bugl. 

Co. F Co. F 

Pvt. Wag. 

Co. B Co. B 

Pvt. Pvt. 

Co. D Co. D 

Pvt. Pvt. 1 CI. 

Co. C Co. C 

Pvt. 1 CI. Corp. 

Co. C Co. C 

Pvt. Pvt. 

Co. F Co. F 

Pvt. Pvt. 

Co. B Co. B 

Pvt. Pvt. 

Co. A Co. A 

Pvt. Pvt. 

Co. C Co. C 

Pvt. Pvt. 
Spec. Det. Co. B 



Address. 



Waldron, Mich. 

c/o Mrs. L. Moran, Lake 

Andes, S. Dak. 
3.59 Stimson St., Detroit^ 

Mich. 
Mooringsport, La. 

Red Wing, Colo. 

c/o Mrs. M. Todd, Sloats- 

burg, N. Y. 
831 S. Washington Ave., 

Kankakee, 111. 
Bird Island, Minn. 

630 Grand Ave., Wilmington, 
Del. 

719 K e n t u c k J' Ave., 
E., Bakersfield, Calif. 

1831 W. Pacific St., Phila- 
delphia, Pa. 

114 S. Bowin St., Jackson, 
Mich. 

135 Stinson PI., Detroit, Mich. 

Ashland, 111. 

450 Grant Ave., Brooklyn, 

N. Y. 
Coalinga, Calif. 

318 S. Elm St., lola, Kan. 

648 Oakland Ave., Detroit, 

Mich. 
509 S. K St., Tacoma, Wash. 

218 Ely St., Long Island City, 

N. Y. 
813 J Genessee Ave., Saginaw, 

Mich. 
813 5 Genessee Ave., Saginaw, 

Mich. 
104 Moulton Ave., Raton, 

N. Mex. 
Route 7, Knoxville, Tenn. 

Lewisville, Colo. 

c/o Morris A. Twichell, 186 
Orange St., Port Jervis, 
N. Y. 

1079 Intervale Ave., N. Y. 
City, N. Y. 



REGIMENTAL ROSTER. 



253 



Name. 

Ufford, John P. 
Upton, Charles R. 
Utley, Charles H. 

2Van Blarciim, Alfred E. 

Vanderwerker, Leroy 
^Vandeventer, Julius C. 

Van Dillen, David 

Van Houten, Garret 
Van Lieshout, John 

Van Pelt, Percy 
'Varetoni, Angelo 
Velona, Frank 
Vennard, James 
Verbiest, Joseph G. 
Verley, Frank H. 
Vernier, Theodore A. 
Villaire, Louis A. 
Vincent, Fred M. 
Viola, John F. 
Volbrecht, Fred V. 
Vonderhaar, Edward L. 

Wade, Bryan 
iWadley, Melvin D. 
Wagner, William L. 
Wakefield, Charles J. 



Grade and Company 


or Detachment on 


Leaving 


Feb. 1. '19. 


r. S. 




Pvt. 1 CI. 


Pvt. 1 CI. 


Rg. Hqs. 


Rg. Hqs. 


Sgt. 1 CI. 


Sgt. 1 CI. 


Co. E 


Co. E 


Pvt. 


Pvt. 1 CI, 


Spec. Det 


. Co. A 


Pvt. 1 CI. 




Co. A 




Pvt. 


Pvt. 1 CI, 


Co. E 


Co. E 


Sgt. 




Co. C 




Sgt. 1 CI. 


M.E.J.G. 


Co. B 


1st Bn. 




Hqs. 


Corp. 


Corp. 


Co. F 


Co. F 


Pvt. 


Corp. 


Co. C 


Co. C 


Pvt. 


Pvt. 


Spec. Det. 


, Co. B 


Pvt. 




Co. D 




Pvt. 


Pvt. 


Co. F 


Co. F 


Pvt. 


Pvt. 


Co. D 


Co. D 


Pvt. 


Pvt. 


Co. C 


Co. C 


Corp. 


Pvt. 


Co. D 


Co. D 


Pvt. 


Corp. 


Co. E 


Co. E 


Pvt. 


Pvt. 


Co. A 


Co. A 


Pvt. 


Pvt. 1 CI. 


Co. C 


Co. C 


Pvt. 


Pvt. 1 CI. 


Co. D 


Co. D 


Pvt. 1 CI. 


Sgt. 


Co. D 


Co. D 


Pvt. 


Pvt. 


Spec. Det. 


Co. A 


Pvt. 


Pvt. 


Co. E 


Co. E 


Pvt. 




Med. C. 




Pvt. 


Pvt. 


Co. A 


Co. A 


Pvt. 1 CI. 


Corp. 


Co. E 


Co. E 



Address. 

2930 Harper St., Berkeley, 

Calif. 
233 E. State St., Trenton, 

N.J. 
Thrall, Tex. 



321 E. Court St., Bowling 

Green, Ohio. 
Chestertown, N. Y. 

Mooreland, Okla. 

Athenia, Passaic, N. J. 

140 Clinton St., Clifton, N. J. 

c/o Henry Girdwood, Secu- 
rity Bridge Co., Billings, 
Mont. 

Bloomfield, Staten Island, 
N. Y. 

140 Clifton Ave., CUfton, N. J. 

114 Howard St., Syracuse, 

N. Y. 
107 Hall St., Manchester, 

Conn. 
8531 Field Ave., Detroit, 

Mich. 
736 E. 2d St., Casper, Wyo. 

468 Lillibridge, Detroit, Mich. 

120 Spruce St., Bay City, 

Mich. 
Box 151, Longview, Tex. 

20 Main St., N. Adams, Mass. 

250 E. Hanover St., Trenton, 
N.J. 

1175 Sherman Ave., Cincin- 
nati, Ohio. 

222 Court St., Memphis, 

Tenn. 
255 Shelton St., Chadron, 

Neb. 
309 N. 10th St., Reading, Pa. 

313 E 2d St,, Tulsa, Okla. 



254 



HISTORY OF THE 26TH ENGINEERS. 



Name. 

Waldorf, Albert C. 

Walker, Lawrence E. 

Walker, Wayne R. 

Wall, Fred T. 

Walls, Floyd R. 

Walsten, Oscar A. 

Walters, Frank G. 

Warburton, William 

2Ward, Clifford L. 

Ward, Franklin D. 

iWarfel, Walter 

'^Waring, James 

Warner, Arthur M. 

Warnock, Harry E. 

Warters, Andrew K. 

Watko, Edwin S. 

Weatherhead, Thomas 

S. 
Webb, Edward W. 

Webb, Elvin E. 

iWeber, Otto L. 

Wedemeyer, R. W., Jr, 

Wedtke, William A. 

iWeed, Robert L. 

Weigle, Theodore W. 

Weimer, Joshua 
Weismiller, Gordon E. 



Grade and Company 

or Detachment on 
Leaving Feb. 1, '19. 
U. S. 

Pvt. Pvt. 

Co. A Co. A 

Pvt. Pvt. 

Co. D Co. D 

Pvt. Pvt. 

Co. B Co. B 

Pvt. 1 CI. Pvt. 1 CI. 

Co. F Co. F 

Pvt. Pvt. 

Co. A Co. A 

1st Sgt. Sgt. 1 CI. 

Co. D Co. D 

Pvt. 1 CI. Pvt. 1 CI. 

Co. D Co. D 

Pvt. 1 CI. Sgt. 

Co. C Co. C 
Pvt. 
Co. B 

Pvt. Pvt. 

Co. A Co. A 
Pvt. 1 CI. 
Co. C 
Pvt. 
Co. E 

Pvt. Wag. 

Co. F Co. F 

Pvt. Pvt. 

Co. C Co. C 

Pvt. Corp. 

Co. A Co. A 

Pvt. Pvt. 

Co. A Co. A 

Pvt. Pvt. 

Co. B Co. B 

Pvt. Pvt. 

Co. C Co. C 

Pvt. Wag. 

Co. D Co. D 
Sgt. 
Co. D 

Pvt. Wag. 

Co. A Co. A 

P\i;. Pvt. 

Co. B Co. B 
Pvt. 1 CI. 
Co. C 

Pvt. 1 CI. Corp. 

Co. D 2d Bn. 
Hqs. 

Pvt. Sgt. 

Co. A Co. A 

Pvt. Pvt. 

Co. C Co. C 



Address. 

4.34 19th St., Richmond, 

Calif. 
615 N. Collins St., Okmulgee, 

Okla. 

221 Pratt Bldg., Kalamazoo, 
Mich. 

222 Park St., Birmingham, 
Mich. 

128 Maple Ave., Butler, Pa. 

Tower, Minn. 

1627 Council St., Los Angeles, 
Calif. 

3406 Kensington Ave., Phila- 
delphia, Pa. 

(Unknown.) 

Midland, Tex. 

Black Run, Ohio. 

62 Porter St., Sharon, Pa. 

1284 134 St., E., Cleveland, 

Ohio. 
937 North Lake Ave., Seattle, 

Wash. 
112 Santa Fe St., Atchison, 

Kan. 
888 Beniteau Blvd., Detroit, 

Mich. 
28 Creed Ave., Struthers, 

Ohio. 
320 Sunset St., Coalinga, 

Calif. 
La Habra, Calif. 

(Unknown.) 

Great Kills, Staten Island, 

N. Y. 
830 Michigan Ave., Detroit, 

Mich. 
192 Summer St., Stamford, 

Conn, 
c/o Detroit Gas Co., Station A, 

Detroit, Mich. 

45 Chestnut St., Nutley, N. J. 

935 FuUerton Ave., Victoria, 
B. C, Canada. 



REGIMENTAL ROSTER. 



255 



Name. 

Weiss, Luther W. 
Weliczko, Jakim 
Welling, Frank J. 
'Wells, Lemuel M. 
Welsh, Frank P. 
Wengstrom, Paul H. 
Wenzel, Frederick 
Wesely, John J. 
West, Jackson W. 
West, Se\TTiour C. 
Westermayer, Roland J 
Westley, Charles W. 
Weston, Harold D. 
Westphal, Michael 
-Whalen, Edward 
Wharram, Richard 
Wheeler, Andrew C. 
Wheeler, Floyd S. 

nVheeler, Ralph W. 
'Whelan, William 

White, Clifford M. 

White, Edward 

White, Fiber A. 

White, Fred J. 

White, Virgil H. 

White, William C. 



Grade and Conipanj- 
or Detachment on 
Leaving Feb. 1. '19. 
U. S. 

Pvt. Pvt. 1 CI. 

Co. F Co. F 

Pvt. Pvt. 

Co. A Co. A 

Pvt. Pvt. 1 CI. 

Spec. Det. Co. A 
Pvt. 
Co. E 

Pvt. Sgt. 

Rg. Hqs. Rg. Hqs. 
Pvt. Pvt. 1 CI. 

Co. F Co. F 

Pvt. Pvt. 

Co. A Co. A 

Pvt. Pvt. 1 CI. 

Spec. Det. Co. A 
Pvt. 
Co. B 

Pvt. Pvt. 

Co. A Co. A 

Pvt. Corp. 

Co. B Co. B 

Sgt. Sgt. 

Med. C. Med. C. 
Sgt. Sgt. 

Co. D Co. D 
Pvt. Pvt. 1 CI. 

Co. A Co. A 

Pvt. 1 CI. 
Co. E 

Pvt. Pvt. 1 CI. 

Co. D Co. D 

Pvt. Pvt. 

Spec. Det. Co. A 
Pvt. Pvt. 1 CI. 

Spec. Det. 1st Bn. 
Hqs. 
Pvt. 

Spec. Det. 
Pvt. 
Co. A 

Pvt. 1 CI. Pvt. 1 CI. 
Co. B Co. B 

Pvt. I CI. Sgt. 1 CI. 
Co. B Co. B 

Pvt. Pvt. 

Co. B Co. B 

Pvt. Pvt. 

Co. E Co. E 

Pvt. 1 CI. Pvt. 
Co. B Co. B 

Pvt. Pvt. 

Co. E Co. E 



Address. 

Box 903, Eastland, Tex. 

5102 Batler St., Pittsburg, Pa. 

322 S. Edward Ave., Tulsa, 

Okla. 
Calio, N. Dak. 

Hoboken, Pa. 

Mrs. Vera W. Hill, xMaple 
View St., Center, N. Y. 

2160 Whittaker St., Detroit, 
Mich. 

312 E. 54th St., N. Y. City, 
N. Y. 

(UnknowTi.) 

Box 135, East Hampton, 

Conn. 
457 N. Broad St.. Elizabeth, 

N.J. 
Brainard, Wash. 

2200 San Jose Ave., Alameda, 

Calif. 
410 Leland St., Detroit, Mich. 

San Pablo Tank Farm, San 

Pablo, Calif. 
Langtoft, E. Yorkshire, 

England. 
Sour Lake, Tex. 

214 W. 2d St., Greensb\irg, 
Pa. 

Chazy, N. Y. 

8004 Kosmak Ave., Cleve- 
land, Ohio. 
Western Springs, 111. 

1212 S. 28th St., Phihidelphia, 
Pa. 

881 W. Parson St., Philadel- 
phia, Pa. 

Box 281, Clinton, Mich. 

717 Davis St., Owensboro, 

Ky. 
247 Xewkirk .\ve., Brooklvn, 

X. Y. 



256 



HISTORY OF THE 26TH ENGINEERS. 



Name. 



Grade and Company 

or Detachment on 
Lea\ang Feb. 1, '10. 
U. S. 



Addres.?. 



White, William W. 
Whiteley, Fred. 
Whiting, Whitford P. 
Whitlew, James A. 



Pvt. 
Co. C 
Pvt. 
Co. A 
Pvt. 
Co. B 
^^^litlinger, Frank T. Pvt. 



Whitney, Earl O. 
Whitson, Walter R. 



Co. B 
Corp. 
Co. C 



Pvt. 1 CI. Pvt. 1 CI. 507 Elmwood Ave., Detroit, 

Co. D Co. D Mich. 

Pvt. Marcus Hook, Pa. 
Co. C 

Pvt. 1 CI. 1413 Valencia St., San Fran- 
Co. A cisco, Calif. 
Pvt. Box 86, Mountain Air, N. 
Co. B Mex. 

Pvt. Simpkins Hall, Univ. of 
Co. B Montana, Missoula, Mont. 
Corp. 1443 Grand River Ave., De- 
Co. C troit, Mich. 

Pvt. 1 CI. Pvt. 1 CI. 164 North St., Healdsburg, 

Co. C Co. C Calif. 

Whitworth, WiUiam J. Pvt. 1 CI. Pvt. 2932 N. Fairhill St., Phila- 

Co. C Co. C delphia. Pa. 

Pvt. Pvt. 1810 Lorie St., Pittsburg, Pa. 

Spec. Det. Co. A 

Pvt. 1 CI. M.E.J.G. Box 134, Saginaw, Mich. 

Co. F Rg. Hqs. 

Pvt. Pvt. 1231 State St., Bowling 

Spec. Det. Co. B Green, Ky. 

Pvt. Pvt. 1 CI. 101 Seeboldt Ave., Detroit, 

Rg. Hqs. Mich. 



Wichser, Lewis J. 
AVickham, Newell W 
Widner, Asa P. 
Wieger, William C. 
^Wieland, Eugene P. 



Rg. Hqs. 
Pvt. 1 CI 
Co. C 

"Wierzchowski, Frank Pvt. 
Co. C 
Wilber, Paul V. Pvt. Wag. 

Co. D Co. D 

Wilbur, Clarke L. Pvt. Pvt. 

Spec. Det. Co. A 
iWilcox, John A. Pvt. 

Co. C 
"Wildridge, Andrew P. Pvt. 
Co. F 



1 Chester St., Lancaster, Pa. 

402 Eveline, Hamtramck, 

Mich. 
737 Ottawa St., Los Angeles, 

Calif, 
c/o Y. M. C. A., Green.sburg, 

Pa. 
Box 21, Pizmo, Calif. 



Wile, Thomas W. 
iWiles, Charles W. 
Wiley, William H. 
Williams, Alfred J. 
Williams, August O. 
Williams, Carl E. 
Williams, Clarence 
Williams, George E. 



114 Rider Ave., Syracuse, 
N. Y. 

Pvt. 1 CI. Pvt. 1 CI. R.F.D. 3, Emlenton, Pa. 
Co. E Co. E 

Pvt. (Unknown.) 

Spec. Det. 

Pvt. Pvt. Cass Lake, Minn. 

Co. D Co. D 

Pvt. Pvt. 82 Stanton Ave., Detroit, 

Co. D Co. D Mich. 

Pvt. Pvt. 1 CI. 60 E. 6th St., Salt Lake Citv, 

Co. E Co. E Utah. 

Pvt. Pvt. 917 S. Washington St., Ho- 

Co. D Co. D bart, Okla. 

Pvt. Pvt. Bigler, Pa. 

Co. B Co. B 

Sgt. Sgt. 194 Delaware Ave., Buffalo, 

Co. E 2d Bn. N. Y. 

Hqs. 



REGIMENTAL ROSTER. 



257 



Name. 

Willoughby, James R. 
i^Wilson, Archie L. 
loWilson, David E. 

Wilson, Iphmer A. 

Wilson, Ralph J. 

Wilson, Stanley 

Wimmers, Morice L. 

Winblad, Hilton A. 

Winder, Walter R. 

Wing, Frank H. 

Wing, Roy D. 

Winkler, Rudolph G. 

Winters, William A. 

Wise, Walter 

iWisely, Geo. W. 

Witt, James W. 

Witthus, Edward 

Wohlgemuth, Robt. K 

Wohlmuth, John F. 

Wolgast, Ad. A. 

Woodard, John H. 

Woods, Walter L. 

Wooldering, B. H. 

Worden, William H. 

Wort, Isaac E. 
loWright, Burt E. 



Grade and Company 
or Detachment on 
Lpa\ing Feb. 1, '19. 
U. S. 



Corp. 
Co. C 
Pvt. 
Co. A 
Pvt. 
Co. C 
Pvt. 
Co. B 
Pvt. 
Co. B 
Pvt. 
Co. A 
Pvt. 
Co. C 
Pvt. 1 CI. 
Co. C 
Pvt. 
Co. D 
Corp. 
Co. F 
Pvt. 
Co. D 
Pvt. 1 CI. 
Co. B 
Pvt. 
Co. D 
Pvt. 1 CI. 
Co. B 
Pvt. 
Co. A 
Pvt. 
Co. A 
Pvt. 

Spec. Det. 
Pvt. 
Co. E 
Pvt. 
Co. D 
Pvt. 
Co. F 
Pvt. 1 CI. 
Co. D 
Pvt. 
Co. A 
Pvt. 1 CI. 
Co. C 
M.E.S.G. 
Rg. Hqs. 



Sgt. 1 CI. 
Co. C 



Pvt. 
Co. B 
Pvt. 1 CI. 
Co. B 
Pvt. 1 CI. 
Co. A 
Pvt. 
Co. C 
Wag. 
Co. C 
Pvt. 1 CI. 
Co. D 
Pvt. 1 CI. 
Co. F 
Pvt. 
Co. D 
Corp. 
Co. B 
Pvt. 
Co. D 
Cook 
Co. B 



Pvt. 
Co. A 
Corp. 
Co. B 
Pvt. 
Co. E 
Pvt. 1 CI. 
Co. D 
Pvt. 1 CI. 
Co. F 
Corp. 
Co. D 
Wag. 
Co. A 
Corp. 
Co. C 
M.E.S.G. 
Rg. Hqs. 



Pvt. Pvt. 1 CI. 

Spec. Det. Co. B 
Pvt. 
Co. D 



Address. 

Corcoran, Kings Co., Calif. 

Route 1, Chico, Calif. 

(Unknown.) 

216 Evans St., Uniontown, 

Pa. 
43 Main St., Fairchance, Pa. 

Smith Creek, Mich. 

Glenn and Summit Sts., Van 

Wert, Ohio. 
79 Bruce Ave., San Francisco, 

Calif. 
419 Mountain Ave., WUliams- 

port, Pa. 
Beverly, N. J. 

501 Ellison St., Ashland, 

Midland, Mich. 

Taft, Calif. 

Mrs. Mary K. Kocz, 19 S. 

Mary St., Lancaster, Pa. 
Mullfei-rv St., Bloomdale, 

Oliio. ^ 
Trevat, Tex. 

229 Broadway, Arlington, 

Mass. 
132 Blackman Ave., Jackson, 

Mich. 
Taft, CaUf. 

Arthur J. La Porte, 921 S. 
Jackson St., Jackson, Mich. 
Ketchikan, Alaska. 

Somerville, Tex. 

WiUiam.Kieferdorf, 660 Thir- 
teenth St., Oakland, Calif. 

Room 1123, Central 
Y. M. C. A., Minneapolis, 
Minn. 

Ft. Wadsworth, X. Y. 

Wabash, Ind. 



258 



HISTORY OF THE 2tiTH ENGINEERS. 



Name. 

Wright, Edwin 
Wright, Jess W. 
Wrigley, Alfred 
Wurts, Russel 
W^yckhoff, Stanley J. 
Wydeck, Fred 



Grade and Company 
or Detachment on 
Leaving Feb. 1, '19. 
U. S. 

Pvt. Pvt. 

Spec. Det. Co. A 

Pvt. Pvt. 

Co. B Co. B 

Pvt. Bugl. 

Co. A Co. A 

Pvt. Cook 

Co. D Co. D 

Corp. Pvt. 1 CI. 282 i Troost St., Kansas City, 

Co. F Co. F Mo. 

Pvt. 1 CI. Pvt. 1 CI. 564 Solvav Ave., Detroit, 

Co. D Co. D Mich. 



Address. 

309 E. Jackson St., Hugo, 
Okla. 

842 \. St. Claire St., Pitts- 
burg, Pa. 

194 Mitchell Ave., Highland 
Park, Mich. 

Taft, Calif. 



Yates, Kenneth S. 
Yates, Oscar 
York, Frank A. 



Pvt. 

Co. D 

Corp. 

Co. E 

Pvt. 

Co. D 
Youmans, Rovalton A. Pvt. 

Co. E 
'Young, Frazee J. 



Buckmansville, Pa. 
Tulsa, Okla. 



Young, George I. 
'Young, Homer E. 
Young, Howard J. 
Young, Samuel J. 
Youree, Terrell A. 

'Zago, Carmelo 
Zdraveski, Wm. J. 
Zehnre, Joseph B. 
Zettler, Herman C. 
Ziebeck, Albert L. 
Zimbusky, John E. 
Zogg, Ford 

Zorger, George C. 
'Zucker, Joseph 



Corp. 

Co. C 

Pvt. 

Co. F 

Sergt. 

Co.C 

Pvt. 

Co.C 

Pvt. 

Co. D 



Pvt. 
Co. D 
1st Sgt. 
Co. E 

Wag. 442 N. Comstock Ave., Whit- 

Co. D tier, Calif. 

Pvt. 1 CI. R.F.D., Box 11, Midland, 
Co. E Mich. 

De Goha, Pa. 

Pvt. 1 CI. Leslie, Ingham Co., Mich. 
Co. F 

De Golia, Pa. 



Pvt. 
Co. C 
Pvt. 
Co. D 



Pvt. 1 CI. Sgt. 
Co. C Co. C 



Box G, Hancock, Mich. 
Martinez, Calif. 
Bowie, Tex. 



Pvt. Via Ibla. No. 5 Ragusa, Sira- 

Co. C cusa Prov., Italy. 

Pvt. Pvt. 1 CI. 516 S. 6th St., Reading, Pa. 

Co. E Co. E 

Sgt. Sgt. IS E. Arch St., Mansfield, 

Co. B Co. B Ohio. 

Cook Pvt. 1318 3d St., N.E., Canton, 

Co. E Co. E Ohio. 

227 First Ave., N., Crookston, 

Polk Co., Minn. 
1530 Howard Ave., S. W., 

Cleveland, Ohio. 
1512 S. State St., Syracuse, 
N. Y. 



Pvt. 1 CI. Corp. 
Co. F Co. F 

Pvt. Pvt. 

Spec. Det. Co. A 
Pvt. 1 CI. Sup. Sgt 
Co. F 2d Bn. 

Hqs. 
Pvt. Pvt. 

Co. A Co. A 

Pvt. 
Co. B 



259 Main St., Steelton, Pa. 
(Unknown.) 



MEMORANDA 



MEMORANDA 



MEMORANDA 



MEMORANDA 



INDEX OF ADVERTISERS. 



Page 

Ashton \ alve Co xiv 

Buffalo Meter Co ix 

Builders Iron Foundry vi 

Chapman Valve M'f g Co xv 

Clark, H. W. Co v 

Coffin Valve Co xiv 

Conard & Buzby v 

Dixon, Jos., Crucible Co v 

Donaldson Iron Co iii 

Edson Co xvi 

Fox, John & Co iv 

Goulds M'f g Co., The xvii 

Hersey M'f g Co x 

Hill & Ferguson v 

Houdlette, Fred A. & Son v 

Leadite Co. . xii 

Lead-Hydro-Tite Back Cover 

Lock Joint Pipe Co ii 

Ludlow Valve M'f g Co xiv 

Mazzur, F. A. Co xix 

Metcalf & Eddy v 

National Meter Co \-iii 

National Water Main Cleaning Co x\dii 

Pittsburg Filter and Engineering Co xxi 

Rensselaer ^■alve Co xvi 

Symonds, Henry A v 

Thomson Meter Co xi 

Tracey, Lewis E. & Co iv 

L'nion Water Meter Co vii 

Waldo Bros. & Bond Co xiii 

Wallace & Tiernan Co xx 

Warren Foundry and Machine Co iii 

Worthington Pump and Machinery Corporation xxii 

Young, Charles W. & Sons . v 

(Cla&sified index on page xxi.) 



ADVERTISEMENTS. 




Laying 66-inch Reinforced Concrete 
"Lock Joint" Pipe for the Greater Win- 
nipeg Water District. 

Length, 10 miles. 

Heads, 45 to 90 feet. 

All Pressure Pipes are provided with 
Copper Expansion Joints. 

The Strongest and Most Permanent 
Water Pipe made. 

We will gladly furnish you with 
estimates. 



LOCK JOINT PIPE CO. 

165 BROADWAY NEW YORK CITY 

Factory, Ampere, N. J. 



ADVERTISEMENTS. Ill 



EMAUS PIPE FOUNDRY, 

DONALDSON IRON CO., 



MANUFACTURERS 

...OF... 




.AND 



Special Castings for Water and Gas. 
Also Flange Pipe, Street Castings, 
Manhole Heads and Covers, etc. 

EMAUS, 
fa'^'^EfilTN'!''''''''^^'^^^^^ * LEHIGH COUNTY, PA. 

Secretary and Treasure!. 



Warren Foundry and Machine Co, 

SALES OFFICES 

11 BROADWAY, NEW YORK 
201 DEVONSHIRE ST., BOSTON, MASS. 

Telephone, Fort Hill 5951 



CAST IRON PIPE 

Bell and Spigot Flanged Pipe 

Special Castings 
Flexible Joint Pipe Cylinders 



Water Gas Sewers Culverts 



Works, Phillipsburd, N. J. 

LARGE STOCK ENABLES US TO MAKE QUICK SHIPMENTS 



IV ADVERTISEMENTS. 



NICHOLAS EWGEL 

JOHN FOX ca CO. 

Cast Iron 

Water o. Gas Pipes 

flange pipe 

Special Castings, Fire Hy-drants, Valves 

General Foundry and MacHine 'WorR 
253 BB.OAD'WA.Y - - NEW YORK CITY 

Postal Tele^rapK Building 



Patronize the Advertisers 
in the Journal 



DEPOT 

FOR PROMPT SUPPLY OF 

Mechanic AL Rubber Goods 

Hose of Ali. Kinds 

Hydraulic, Jute, Feax and Leather 
Packings 

Oils, Greases and ^Viping >Vaste 

Belting and Po>ver Transmission 
Supplies 

LE^VIS E. TRACY CO. 

l^T Broad St., Boston, Mass. 



ADVERTISEMENTS. 



NICHOLAS S. HILL. Jr. S. F. FERGUSON 
HILL <a FERGUSON 

Consulting Engineers 

Water Supply — Sewage Disposal 

Hydraulic Developments 

Reports, Investigations, Valuations, Rates, 
Design Construction, Operation, Management 

Chemical and Biological Laboratories 
112 EAST 19th ST. NEW YORK CITY 



Examination 
Financing 



Reports 
Operation 



CHARLES W. YOUNG & SONS 

68 Devonshire Street 
BOSTON, MASS. 



PUBLIC UTILITIES 



Electric 



Water 



Metcalf & Eddy 

14 Beacon Street Harris Trust Baili]in|2 

Boston, Mass. Chicago, III. 

WATER SUPPLY AND SEWERAGE 



Design 

Supervision 

Reports 



Construction 
Management 
Valuations 



HENRY A. SYMONDS 

Consulting Engineer 
70 Kilby Street, Boston, Mass. 

WATER SUPPLY 

Surveys — Estimates — Designs 

Supervision 

MANAGEMENT AND ORGANIZATION 
EFFICIENCY REPORTS 



Every requirement of Water Supplies 
met by Advertisers in the JOURNAL 



William R. Conard J. Stewart Buzby 

CONARD AND BUZBY 

322 High St., Burlington, N. J. 

Inspections and Tests of 
Materials 

REPORTS SPECIFICATIONS 

DESIGNS INSPECTIONS 

TESTS 









Standpipes 

Water Tanks 
Gaa Holders 

and all othermetal surfaces 
need the protection of 

DIXON'S 

Silica-Graphite 
PAINT 




r^ 


W 






^^■l 


BOOKLET NO. 87-8 

JOSEPH DIXON CRUCIBLE 
CO. Jersey City, N. J. 









We Carry in BOSTON STOCK for Immediate 
Shipment 

CAST IRON BELL AND SPIGOT 
WATER PIPE AND FITTINGS 
FLANGED PIPE in full and short lengths 
WROUGHT PIPE 

FRED A. HOUDLETTE & SON 

(Incorporated) 

93 Broad Street, Boston, Mass. 

Quotations furnished promptly for shipment 
from Foundry 

MUNICIPAL CASTINGS 

CAST IRON BRIDGE NAME PLATES 

Everything for the Street 
Pavement. Sewer Depart- 
ment, and Water Works. 

Write for Catalogue 

H. W. CLARK CO. 

174,5 Broadway 
MATTOON, ILL., U. S. A. 




New York 



Buffalo Salt Lake City 
Chicago 



San Francisco 



VI 



ADVERTISEMENTS. 



@ 




55 Gallons per Capita Saved in Two Years 

" The Venturi Meter was adopted as the best and most 
suitable device to measure the large quantities re- 
quired without too great a loss of head." Thus wrote 
the superintendent of Pipe Lines and Reservoirs, 
Metropolitan Water Works, Boston, with reference 
to a decision of the Massachusetts legislature in iqo2 
authorizing the construction of new water works and 
recommendations in regard to preventing waste and 
proportioning the annual water assessment. 

VENTURI METERS 

later showed in one district that, by 
the use of service meters, 55 gallons 
per capita were saved in two years. Thus 
the Venturi in this case established a 
standard which might be bettered, but 
if not attained would be a sure indica- 
tion of trouble. 

Bulletin 84 on request 

GLOVE SPECIAL WATER=PIPE FITTINGS 

are also made by the " Builders of the Venturi" 

Builders Iron Foundry 



'Builders of the Venturi" 




Type M Register 



Providence 



Rhode Island Indicator — ^Recorde 



New York, Chicago, Pittsburgh, Atlanta, Portland, Ore., San Francisco, 
Toronto, Ont., Ottawa, Ont. 



m iiiiiii!iiiiHiiiiiiiimiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiii[ii![iH)iniim!iiiiiiiiiiiiiniiiiiii!ii\uiiii\iuuunmiuiiiifn i 



ADVERTISEMENTS. VU 



UNION WATER METERS 




King Model "B" Disc Meter 

WATER METERS 

cannot be any better than their gear trains, and the life 
of the gear train is determined by its ability to with- 
stand corrosive conditions. 

Hard rubber bushed spindles, intermediate spur gears 
of hard rubber and phosphor bronze have been a feature 
of Union Water Meters for forty years. In recent 
years this has been further perfected by the adoption 
of Monel Metal for spindles and screv^s. 

The buoyancy of rubber spur gears renders the meter 
more sensitive and minimizes wear. 

Makers of Approved Water 
Works Specialties since 1868 

Union Water Meter Co. 

WORCESTER, MASS. 



VI 11 



ADVERTISEMENTS. 



EMPIRE 

WATER METERS 

Are supreme in every point for which 
a revenue earning device is selected. 




SENSITIVENESS. Casual 
tests of a 5-8 size on .008 
inch opening, 40 lbs. pres- 
sure, show discharge of one 
gallon per hour, 

ACCURACY. Within 1^0 
on the 1-16 stream, and 
within 2% on the 1-32, are 
records of the 5-8 size. 
Others in proportion. 

DURABILITY. Eighteen 
years in hard service, with- 
out repairs, and still work- 
ing with a satisfactory per- 
centage. 



LOW MAINTENANCE COST 

The record of the EMPIRE meter has never been equaled 
Send for descriptive literature and prices 

NATIONAL 

METER COMPANY 

Established 1870 299 BROADWAY, NEW YORK 

Branches in all other principal U. S. cities; also Winnipeg and London 



ADVEKTISEMENTS. 



IX 



AMERICAN AND NIAGARA 

WATER METERS 



96 American Bronze Ca»e Meter 




^ Niagara Galvanized Iron Case Meter 



NIAGARA and American Meters may be furnished in three 
styles of outside casings, at prices which vary accordingly. 
Their registers may be round reading or straight reading, 
and may indicate in cubic feet, gallons or liters, at customer's 
option. The meter may be opened at the bolted flange for in- 
specting or cleaning the submerged working parts, without dis- 
connecting the meter from the service pipes. Each intermediate 
gear may then be immediately removed from its bearing, the 
measuring chamber lifted from its seat, the strainer slipped out. 
or the register tried by turning the gear in the top casing. All 
submerged bearings are protected against abrasion from sand 
and sediment. The hard rubber measuring disk is reinforced 
with a metal plate. The intermediate gears revolve on friction- 
less pivot bearings. 




Round Reading 
Register 




Straight Reading 



Buffalo Meter Co. 



Register 

2896 MAIN STREET 
BUFFALO, N. Y. 



Established 1892 



ADVERTISEMENTS. 



APPROVAL 

HERSEY DETECTOR METER 



The Mersey Detector Meter has 
been accepted for thirteen years in 3i' 
4: 6:8: lO'and 12' sizes ivithout any 
restrictions or conditions of any 
kind by ever y insurance Company , 
Stock and Mutuaj, doing business 
in the United States, and by the 
Water Departments and Water 
Companies in more than 600 Cities 
and Towns for use on over 4,ooo 
Fire Services protecting over 
^2,000000.000 . worth of Insured Property 



HERSEY MANUFACTURING COMPANY 

BOSTON NEW YORK CHICAGO COLUMBUS.O. 
PHILADELPHIA ATLANTA SAN FRANCISCO 



ADVERTISEMENTS . 



XI 



RCCUHACY, bONG LiIFE, 

flvoidanee of t^epaips 

Are the Requisites of the Perfect Water Meter and 
are the Principal FeatnrG« of the 

« LAMBERT." 




Our unbreakable di&k-pistoii, reinforced with an internal steel 
plate, can be found only in the LAMBERT METER. 

The growing popularity of the water-meter system is attributed 
by many to the inherent excellence of the ** LAMBERT " meter. 
Where ** LAMBERT" meters are selected, success is assured. 



THOMSON METER CO. 



100-1 lO BRIDGE ST. 
BROOKLYN, N. Y. 



Xll ADVERTISEMENTS. 



Twelve Reasons WHy 

YOU SHOULD USE 

'-"LEADITE"- 

Registered U. S. Patent Office 

FOR 

Jointing' Water Mains 



1. DURABILITY. Leadite joints increase in strength with age. 

2. NO CAULKING. Leadite joints require no caulking, because 

the Leadite adheres to the pipe, making a water-tight bond. 

3. COMPARATIVE QUANTITIES. One ton of Leadite is 

equivalent to four tons of lead. 

4. LABOR SAVING. Saves caulking charges and digging of 

large bell-holes, and reduces the cost of trench pumping to 
the minimum. 

5. COST. Its use saves 50 to 65 per cent, over lead, owing to the 

saving effected in material and labor. 

6. TOOLS. As no caulking is required, fewer tools are needed. 

7. TRANSPORTATION. Considerable freight charges are saved 

because Leadite is lighter than lead. 

8. HAULING. Saves hauling expense on the work because you 

move only one fourth the weight of jointing material. 

9. FUEL. Saves fuel because you melt only one ton of material 

instead of four, and not as much heat is required either. 

10. DELIVERY. We can make prompt shipments. 

11. DAMAGE SUITS. Claims for damages caused by joints blow- 

ing out are prevented because Leadite joints will not blow 
out under any pressure. 

12. USERS. Progressive water works all over the country use 

Leadite. 

"WRITE FOR BOOKLET 

THE LEADITE COMPANY, Inc. 

LAND TITLE BUILDING PHILADELPHIA 



ADVERTISEMENTS. XIU 



ANNOUNCEMENT 

WE ANNOUXCE THE ESTABLISHMENT, OX JAXUARV 1. 1920. OF 

WALDO BROS. AND BOND COMPANY 

A COXSOLIDATIOX OF 

WALDO BROTHERS, Inc. HAROLD L BOND COMPANY 

Established iS6g Established igoo 

Building Materials Construction Etiuipment 

WITH THE FOLLOWING BOARD OF DIRECTORS 

HAROLD L. BOND 

President 

C. SIDNEY WALDO 

1 ist \'ice-President 

LLEWELLYN HOWLAND FREDERIC W. MATTHEIS 

\'ice-President Sales Manager 

HAROLD C. BOND JAMES G. LINCOLN 

Secretary Treasurer 

ROGER ERNST FRANK M. BATES 

OFFICES AXD S.\LESROOM 

181 CONGRESS STREET, BOSTON 

warehouses 
58 Webster Avenue 202 Southampton Street 

SOMERVILLE SoUTH BoSTON 

Tudor Wharf, City Square 400 Atlantic Avenue 

Charlestown Boston 

IN uniting the business of Waldo Brothers, Inc., and Harold 
L. Bond Company, we are bringing under one head, lines 
which are closely related and interdependent. Waldo 
Brothers have been for years the largest dealers in building ma- 
terials in New England. Harold L. Bond Company has achieved 
a similar position in construction equipment. 

The new company will preserve all that is best in the tradi- 
tions of both. Through centralized control we shall have greater 
resources and economy of operation. This will mean better 
service than ever for our customers. 

Our slogan will be 

"A COMPLETE SERVICE TO THE 

CONTR.\CTING and BUILDING INDUSTRY 

OF NEW ENGLAND" 



XIV 



ADVERTISEMENTS. 



^offin f altr^ ^o. 



NEPONSET, MASS. 



luice Gates, Gate Valves and Fire Hydrants 




HUDLOW VALVE MFG. GO. 



MAKUFACTUEERS OF 



Valves and Fire Hydrants 



This hydrant is anti - freezing, because 
when the drainage is good no water is left 
in it to freeze. 

The drip is directly in the bottom of the 
hydrant and drains perfectly It is protected C3 
by its valve, which never leaves its socket V 
and cannot be clogged. 



DOUBLE AND 
SINGLE GATE 

VALVES, 

ALSO CHECK 

VALVES 

FOOT 

VALVES. 




FIRE 

HYDRANTS. 

YARD, WASH, 
AND FLUSH 

HYDRANTS. 




II1^=- SEND FOR CIRCULARS. -©Ji 

OFFICE AND WORKS: FOOT OF ADAMS STREET, TROY, IM. Y. 



BRANCH offices: 



NEW YORK 

62 COLD ST. 



PHILADELPHIA 

HARRISON BLOG. 



BOSTON 
OLIVER BLOQ. 



PITTSBURGH 

1ST NAT. BANK BLDS. 



CHICAGO 

THE ROOKERY 



KANSAS CITY 

n. A. LONG BLDO, 




They set the Pace 




ASHTON POP VALVES 
and... STEAM GAGES 

Superior in Quality of material and workman- 
ship, and with greatest efficiency and durability, -^"in^^icat^g^Ga^ge.^ ^""^ 
they challenge comparison with any others on 
the market. Send a trial order subject to ap- 
proval ONLY IF SATISFACTORY, and thereby prove the claims made for 
them. HIGH GRADE GOODS OUR EXCLUSIVE SPECIALTY. 

stadonar/Bou/rT. Thc ASHTON YALYE CO., 161 First Street, EAST CAMBRIDGE, MASS. 



i 



ADVERTISEMENTS. XV 



THE CHAPMAN 

VALVE MANUFACTURING 

COMPANY 

■^^^^ Manufacturers of ^f^=^^^^=; 

Gate Valves Drip Valves 

Gate Fire Hydrants 

Corporation Cocks Curb Cocks 

Anderson Couplings 
Lead Pipe Connections 

Trade 




Mark 



WRITE FOR OUR WATER-WORKS CATALOG 



Main Office and Works 
Indian Orchard, Mass. 



BRANCH HOUSES 



BOSTON, MASS. NEW YORK CITY PHILADELPHIA CHICAGO 

141 High St. 180 Lafayette St. 1011 Filbert St. 116 N. leftcrson St. 



XVI 



ADVERTISEMENTS. 



THAT NEW BOOK 

"BULLETIN A" 

should be of 

interest to you, if 

you use the 

COREY 
HYDRANTS 

Send for it. 

Rensselaer Valve Co. 

TROY, N. Y. 




EDSON M'F'G COMPANY 

275 ATLANTIC AVE., BOSTON, MASS. 



This Engine is built 
for Diaphragm Pumps 
by the makers and in- 
ventors of the Pump. 

Fifty years' experience 
is behind it — reliable 
as the original pump 
you have known for 
years. 

Now in use by many 
of the Water Depart- 
ments. 

Mounted on Skid or 
4-Wheel Hand Truck, 
as desired. 




On th« Top 

NO. 1 AIR-COOLED GASOLINE ENGINE 
Can be attached to any Diaphragm Pump 



ADVERTISEMENTS. 



XVll 



What the Engineer Said About Goulds Pumps 




and concrete standpipe 
of 200,000 gals., and two 
Goulds Fig. 1 140, 5 in. X 8 
in. Bronze Fitted Triplex 
Plunger Pumps, each 
direct connected through 
a friction cut-off coupling 
to a 12 H.P. 8 in. X 8 in. 
Mietz CSi, Weiss fuel oil 
engine. Each pump is 
designed to deliver 100 
G.P.M. against a head of 
230 feet. 

Goulds Pumps are 
simple in design, sturdy, 
accessible, and reliable. 
Complete information in 
Bulletins. 



AFTER the Goulds Pumps had 
been in operation a little over 
a year and a half in the Wiscasset 
( Me. I Water Works, J. L. Byrne, 
the Contracting Engineer, who 
made the installation in 1916, said: 
"The Goulds Pumps have opera- 
ted perfectly — I am thoroughly 
satisfied in every particular with 
the prompt deliveries, the actual 
installation, the operation of the 
pumps and the results obtained." 

The Wiscasset plant consists of 
7 miles of pipe, a storage basin 




The Goulds Manufacturing Company 



MAIN OFFICE AND WORKS 

SENECA FALLS, N. Y. 



New York 
i6 Murray St. 



Boston 
58 Pearl St. 



Chicago 
12-14 S. Clinton St. 



Philadelphia 
III North 3d St. 



Pittsburg Detroit Atlanta Houston 

636 Henry W . Oliver Bldg. 804 Dime Bank Bldg. Citizens & Southern Bank Bldg. looi Carter Bldg. 



XVlll 



ADVERTISEMENTS. 



Make the JOURNAL the 
best Advertising Medium 
by careful attention to 
the Advertising Section. 



? 




ENOUGH WATER? 

If not, it is probably because of lack of carrying capacity of 
your mains. Consult us. 

Illustrated booklet upon request 

NATIONAL WATER MAIN CLEANING CO. 

so Church Street New York City 



ADVERTISEMENTS. 



XIX 




Turbine Driven Pump at the Arlington Station 
of the Metropolitan Water Works, Boston 

Installed by 

F. A. Mazzur & Co. 

141 MILK STREET, BOSTON 



Complete Water- Works Installations for 

STEAM 

ELECTRIC 

FUEL OIL DRIVE 

Let us estimate on your requirements 



XX 



ADVERTISEMENTS. 




Rear View of Wallace & Tiernan Water Purification Truck 
Used in France by 26th Engineers 



WE developed, designed, and constructed 
some of the Water Purification Equipment 
used by the 26th Engineers in France. 

Several hundred units of our Chlorine Control 
Apparatus were shipped, enabling our army authori- 
ties to chlorinate practically all water furnished 
our troops. 

The portable water purification trucks illustrated 
were of tremendous service during military oper- 
ations and a Certificate of Merit was awarded 
to " W. & T." by the War Department. 

We are always prepared to give maximum atten- 
tion to Water Purification Problems. 




Wallace & Tiernan Co., inc. 

Manufacturers of Chlorine Control Apparatus 

NEW YORK CITY 




ADVERTISEMENTS. 



XXI 



PITTSBURGH 

DRY FEED INSTALLATIONS 





Daily Capacity 




Daily Capacity 


Cities 


Gallons 


Cities 


Gallons 


East Liverpool, Ohio 


6,000,009 


Tulsa, Okla. 


6,000,000 


Toledo, Ohio 


54,000,000 


Stillwater, Okla. 


1,000,000 


Ravenna, Ohio 


2,000,000 


Okmulgee, Okla. 


4,000,000 


Spartanburg, S. C. 


4,000,000 


Muskogee, Okla. 


12,000,000 


Batavia, N. Y. 


3,000,000 


Grand Forks, N. Dak. 


2,000,000 


Great Falls, Mont. 


12,000,000 


Chanute, Kan. 


2,000,000 


Livingston, Mont. 


3,000,000 


Olean, N. Y. 


2,500,000 


Fort Madison, la. 


3,000,000 


Twin Falls, Ida. 


6,000,000 


Flint, Mich. 


16,000,000 


Camp Funston, Kan. 


4,000,000 


Dalny, Japan 


4,000,000 


Castle Gate, Utah 


600,000 


Tyler, Tex. 


2,000,000 


Valparaiso, Chile 


12,000,000 


Fort Worth, Tex. 


10,000,000 







The Dry Method of Chemical Feed is rapidly displacing the old, 
sloppy solution tanks. Why not change your plant at once ? 

PITTSBURGH FILTER & ENGINEERING GO. 



PITTSBURGH, PA. 
KANSAS CITY, MO. 



WORKS 

OIL CITY, PA. 



NEW YORK 
CHICAGO 



CLASSIFIED DIRECTORY OF ADVERTISEMENTS. 

BRASS GOODS. Page 

Union Water Meter Co vii 

CAST-IRON PIPE AND SPECIALS. 

Builders Iron Foundry vi 

Donaldson Iron Co iii 

John Fox <fe Co iv 

Fred A. Houdlette & Son v 

Warren Foundry and Machine Co iii 

CHLORINE APPARATUS AND TREATMENT. 

Wallace & Tiernan xx 

CLEANING WATER MAINS. 

National Water Main Cleaning Co xviii 

ENGINEERS. 

Hill & Ferguson . v 

Metcalf & Eddy v 

Henry A. Symonds v- 

Charles W^. Young & Sons v 

ERECTERS OF PUMPING AND POWER MACHINERY. 

F. A. Mazzur Co xix 

FILTERS AND WATER-SOFTENING PLANTS. 

Pittsburg Filter and Engineering Co xxi 

FURNACES, ETC. 

The Leadite Co xii 

GAGES. 

Ashton Valve Co xiv 

GAS ENGINES. 

National Meter Co viii 

GATES, VALVES, AND HYDRANTS. 

Ashton Valve Co xiv 

Chapman Valve M'f g Co xv 

Coffin Valve Co xiv 

.lohn Fox & Co iv 

Ludlow Valve M'f g Co xiv 

Rensselaer Valve Co xvi 

(Index continued on page xxiv.) 



XXll 



ADVERTISEMENTS. 




T TNAFLOW high-duty condensing pumping engine 
of about 3,000,000 gallons daily capacity — in- 
stalled in Porter Avenue W^ater-works Pumping Sta- 
tion, Buffalo, New York. 

Designed for following normal working conditions : 
Water pressure, 100 lb. sq. in.; suction lift, 15 ft. plus 
friction in about 60 ft- of suction pipe ; steam pres- 
sure, 235 lb. per sq. in., 100 degrees F. superheat. 



WORTHINGTON 



Deane Worka. Holyoie, Mi. 

BUke 8C Knowles Works 

East Cambridsi Mast, 

WorthlnBlon Wotkj 

Harrison, N. J, 



Epping-Carpenter. Pittsburgh, Pa. 




Ohio. Gas Engine Works, Cudahy. Ifil. 
Power a: Mining WorI» 



Snow-Holly Works 



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ADVERTISEMENTS. 



XXlll 



Worthington 

UNAFLOW Pumping Engine 



T~^EVELOPMENT of this very efficient and 
"^^^ economical type of steam engine has been 
greatly retarded during the past few years, due 
to stress of war work. 

W^orthington now offers for water works and 
similar pumping service their development of 
the Unaflow Pumping Engine, designed up 
to Worthington standards, and constructed 
according to the knowledge and experience 
gained through eighty years of designing, im- 
proving and building pumps and pumping 
machinery for all uses and purposes. 

^A^orthington Unaflow construction has re- 
sulted in a pumping apparatus that attains 
great economy, high speeds, is simple, needs 
but little attention, and occupies minimum 
space. Special valve development guarantees 
satisfactory operation under all the varying 
conditions of speeds and pressures to which 
pumping engines are liable to be subjected. 

Worthington Pump and Machinery Corporation 

Executive Offices: 115 Broadway, New York City 

Branch Offices in 24 Large Cities 



WORTHINGTON 




Gi> Engine Works, Cudahy. Wii. 

Power Si Mining Worlu 

CuJah,. Wa. 

SnowHollv Worlu 

BaffatQ, N. Y. 



XXIV ADVERTISEMENTS. 



CLASSIFIED DIRECTORY OF ADVERTISEMENTS {Continued). 



INSPECniON OK MATERIALS. Pugc 

C'onard ife Huzby v 

LEADITE. 

The Loiidite Co xii 

MANAGERS. 

Charles W. Youug & Sons v 

METERS. 

Buffalo Meter Co ix 

Builders Iron Foundry vi 

Hersey M'f r Co x 

National Meter Co viii 

Thomson Meter Co xi 

Union Water Meter Co vii 

Worthington Pump and Machinery Corporation xxii 

METER BOXES. 

II. \V. Clark Co v 

Hersey MTk Co x 

Rensselaer Valve Co xvi 

OIL, GREASE. ETC. 

.Fos. Dixon Crucible Co v 

Lewis E. Tracey Co v 

PIPE JOINTS. 

The Leadite Co xii 

Lead-Hydro-Tite Co Back Cover 

PRESSURE REGULATORS. 

Union Water Meter Co vii 

Ashton Valve Co xiv 

PUMPS AND PUMPING ENGINES. 

Builders Iron Foundry vi 

Edson Co xvi 

National Meter Co viii 

The Goulds. M'f'g Co xvii 

F. A. Mazzur Co xix 

Worthington Pump and Machinery Corporation xxii 

REINFORCED CONCRETE PIPE. 

Lock Joint Pipe Co ii 

TOOLS AND SUPPLIES. 

The Leadite Co xii 

Waldo Bros. & Bond Co xiii 

Lewis E. Tracey Co iv 



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